Hume on Causation

ISBN-13: 9780415591713 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 240 str.

Helen Beebee

Opis

'Hume on Causation' is dedicated to Hume's views on causation. It places Hume's interest in causation within the context of his theory of the mind and his theory of causal reasoning, arguing that Hume's conception of causation derives from his conception of the nature of the inference from causes to effects.

Recenzje

‘This is a sophisticated and sustained discussion of Hume on causal reasoning and the idea of necessary connection … The various issues and authors are always handled with skill, and the main interpretations of Hume’s meaning are treated intelligently and fairly.’ Stephen Buckle, Australian Catholic University

Spis treści

1. Hume’s Targets  2. A Priori Reasoning and the Genesis of Knowledge  3. Causal Reasoning and the Genesis of Belief  4. The Idea of Necessary Connection  5. The Traditional Interpretation  6. Projectivism  7. Sceptical Realism 

O autorze

Helen Beebee is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Manchester, UK.