Was Hume a Proper Functionalist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10351452 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Meeker (0000-0003-0530-1542, University of South Alabama, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 120-136 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8205 • E-ISSN: 1933-1592 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2006.tb00493.x |
| OpenAlex | W1981997147 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Nicholas Wolterstorff has claimed that David Hume hinted at a proper functionalist account that anticipates the epistemology of Alvin Plantinga. In this paper, I shall argue that we should refrain from attributing a proper functionalist epistemology to Hume. I shall first raise doubts as to how one could fit a notion of proper functioning into Hume's descriptive project. Next, I shall argue that adopting a proper functionalist epistemology would undermine some of Hume's most famous claims about causal inferences
Epistemology · Functionalism (philosophy of mind · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |