David Hume

Philosopher of Moral Science

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10698552
AutoresMichael Williams (0000-0001-5161-3219), Anthony Flew
Año1990
Volumen99
Número2
Páginas294
Fecha de publicación1990-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Philosophical Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0031-8108 • E-ISSN: 1558-1470
EditorialJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2185504
OpenAlexW2053174214
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11

This account of Hume's philosophy, differs from other books on subject in two ways. First, Hume's philosophy is set in context of his whole life's work in study of subjects that is areas such as psychology, history, political science and economics. The second approach of this book is that it examines systematically drastic consequences of accepting not one but three Cartesian presuppositions as the obvious dictates of reason which no man, who reflects, ever doubted. Basically, Hume's starting point in philosophy was position Descartes reached in Part IV of Discourse; a position quite incomparible with any science, whether moral or natural. The consequences drawn by Hume can, however, be turned round to provide arguments to refute those presuppositions, which are today still widely accepted

Analytic philosophy · Contemporary philosophy · Epistemology · General interest · Hume's philosophy and hair distribution · Philosophy