Reading Hume on Human Understanding Essays on the First Enquiry

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ISBN: 9780198752103

ISBN-10: 0198752105

ISBN-13: 9780198752103

Edition: 2002

Authors: Peter Millican

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Reading Hume on Human Understanding is a companion to the study of one of the great works of Western philosophy. David Hume's Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1748) has long been recognized as one of the best 'classics' for introducing students to the subject; these essays, most of them specially written for this volume, show how much more than this it is. The aims of the volume are: to provide a general overview of the Enquiry, especially for those approaching it for the first time; to set it in the context of Hume's philosophical work as a whole and establish its importance in that context: to elucidate, analyse, and assess the philosophy of the Enquiry, and clarify its…

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List price: $72.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/20/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.07" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Introduction




The Context, Aims, and Structure of Hume's First Enquiry




Two Species of Philosophy; The Historical Significance of the First Enquiry




Empiricism about Meanings




Hume's Sceptical Doubts concerning Induction




Belief and Instinct in Hume's First Enquiry




Hume, Belief, and Personal Identity




The Idea of Necessary Connexion




Objects and Power




Hume and Thick Connexions




Hume on Liberty and Necessity




Hume on Testimony concerning Miracles




Hume versus Price on Miracles and Prior Probabilities: Testimony and the Bayesian Calculation




Religion: The Useless Hypothesis




Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosphy



Bibliography


Index