P. J. R. Millican

Reading Hume on Human Understanding

Essays on the First Enquiry
Herausgeber: Millican, Peter

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Produktbeschreibung

This companion to the study of one of the great works of Western philosophy--David Hume's Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1748)--provides a general overview of the Enquiry, especially for those approaching it for the first time, and sets it in the context of Hume's philosophical work as a whole. It elucidates, analyzes, and assesses the philosophy of the Enquiry, clarifying its interpretation and discussing recent developments in Hume scholarship that are relevant to the Enquiry. The eminent contributors to this volume cover a broad range of topics: meaning, induction, skepticism, belief, personal identity, causation, freedom, miracles, probability, and religious belief.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 769g
• ISBN-13: 9780198752103
• ISBN-10: 0198752105
• Artikelnr.: 21990242

Autorenporträt

Peter Millican is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computing at the University of Leeds.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* 1: Peter Millican: The Context, Aims, and Structure of Hume's First
Enquiry
* 2: M. A. Stewart: Two Species of Philosophy; The Historical
Significance of the First Enquiry
* 3: Jonathan Bennett: Empiricism about Meanings
* 4: Peter Millican: Hume's Sceptical Doubts concerning Induction
* 5: Martin Bell: Belief and Instinct in Hume's First Enquiry
* 6: Justin Broackes: Hume, Belief, and Personal Identity
* 7: Edward J. Craig: The Idea of Necessary Connexion
* 8: Galen Strawson: David Hume: Objects and Power
* 9: Simon Blackburn: Hume and Thick Connexions
* 10: George Botterill: Hume on Liberty and Necessity
* 11: Don Garrett: Hume on Testimony concerning Miracles
* 12: David Owen: Hume versus Price on Miracles and Prior
Probabilities: Testimony and the Bayesian Calculation
* 13: J. C. A. Gaskin: Religion: The Useless Hypothesis
* 14: David F. Norton: Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosphy
* Bibliography, Index