1st Edition
Hume's Philosophy of Belief (Routledge Revivals) A Study of His First 'Inquiry'
By Antony Flew
Copyright 1961
298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1961, this book considers Hume’s request to be judged solely by the acknowledged works of his maturity. It focuses on Hume’s first Inquiry in its own right as a separate book to the likes of his other works, such as the Treatise and the Dialogues, which are here only used as supplementary evidence when necessary. This approach brings out, as Hume himself quite explicitly... Read more
Preface; 1. The Objects of the Exercise 2. Private Images and Public Language 3. The Great Divide 4. Arguments from Experience 5. The Nature and the Mechanics of Empirical Belief 6. The Idea of Necessary Connection 7. Liberty and Necessity 8. Miracles of Methodology 9. The Religious Hypothesis 10. Scepticism or Science; Bibliography; Index of Persons
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Antony Flew
