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. The eminent contributors to the volume cover a broad range of topics: meaning, induction, skepticism, belief, personal identity, causation, freedom, miracles, probability, and religious belief.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 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
