A Companion to Hume
Samenvatting
Comprised of twenty–nine specially commissioned essays,
A Companion to Hume examines the depth of the philosophies and influence of one of history′s most remarkable thinkers.
Demonstrates the range of Hume′s work and illuminates the ongoing debates that it has generated
Organized by subject, with introductions to each section to orient the reader
Explores topics such as knowledge, passion, morality, religion, economics, and politics
Examines the paradoxes of Hume′s thought and his legacy, covering the methods, themes, and consequences of his contributions to philosophy
Specificaties
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<p>Acknowledgments xii</p>
<p>Note on Citations xiii</p>
<p>Introduction 1</p>
<p>Hume s Context 19</p>
<p>1 Hume in the Enlightenment Tradition 21<br /> Stephen Buckle</p>
<p>Part I Mind and Knowledge 39</p>
<p>2 Hume s Theory of Ideas 41<br /> Don Garrett</p>
<p>3 Hume on Memory and Imagination 58<br /> Saul Traiger</p>
<p>4 Hume and the Origin of Our Ideas of Space and Time 72<br /> Wayne Waxman</p>
<p>5 Hume on the Relation of Cause and Effect 89<br /> Francis Watanabe Dauer</p>
<p>6 Inductive Inference in Hume s Philosophy 106<br /> Louis E. Loeb</p>
<p>7 Hume on Belief in the External World 126<br /> Michel Malherbe</p>
<p>8 Hume on Personal Identity 140<br /> Donald C. Ainslie</p>
<p>Part II Passions and Action 157</p>
<p>9 Hume s Indirect Passions 159<br /> Rachel Cohon</p>
<p>10 Hume on the Direct Passions and Motivation 185<br /> Tito Magri</p>
<p>11 Hume on Liberty and Necessity 201<br /> John Bricke</p>
<p>Part III Morality and Beauty 217</p>
<p>12 Hume on Moral Rationalism, Sentimentalism, and Sympathy 219<br /> Charlotte R. Brown</p>
<p>13 Sympathy and Hume s Spectator–centered Theory of Virtue 240<br /> Kate Abramson</p>
<p>14 Hume s Theory of Justice, or Artificial Virtue 257<br /> Eugenio Lecaldano</p>
<p>15 Hume on Beauty and Virtue 273<br /> Jacqueline Taylor</p>
<p>16 Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals: Incomparably the Best? 293<br /> Annette C. Baier</p>
<p>Part IV Religion 321</p>
<p>17 Hume s Views on Religion: Intellectual and Cultural Influences 323<br /> Terence Penelhum</p>
<p>18 Hume on the Nature and Existence of God 338<br /> Martin Bell</p>
<p>19 Hume on Miracles and Immortality 353<br /> Michael P. Levine</p>
<p>Part V Economics, Politics, and History 371</p>
<p>20 Hume s Economic Theory 373<br /> Tatsuya Sakamoto</p>
<p>21 One of the Finest and Most Subtile Inventions : Hume on Government 388<br /> Richard H. Dees</p>
<p>22 The Most Illustrious Philosopher and Historian of the Age : Hume s History of England 406<br /> Mark Salber Phillips</p>
<p>Part VI Contemporary Themes 423</p>
<p>23 Hume s Naturalism and His Skepticism 425<br /> Janet Broughton</p>
<p>24 Is Hume a Realist or an Anti–realist? 441<br /> P. J. E. Kail</p>
<p>25 Hume s Epistemological Legacy 457<br /> William Edward Morris</p>
<p>26 The Humean Theory of Motivation and Its Critics 477<br /> Elizabeth S. Radcliffe</p>
<p>27 The Sources of Normativity in Hume s Moral Theory 493<br /> Tom L. Beauchamp</p>
<p>28 Hume s Metaethics: Is Hume a Moral Noncognitivist? 513<br /> Nicholas L. Sturgeon</p>
<p>Bibliography 529</p>
<p>Index 553</p>