The Dis-Unity of Humean Space
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21311403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Weintraub (0000-0001-9702-6263, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-83 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | dialectica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2017 • E-ISSN: 1746-8361 |
| Publisher | Verein philosophie.ch (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.48106/dial.v75.i1.04 |
| OpenAlex | W4380989860 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
My aim in this paper is to explore some metaphysical and psychological implications of the (contentious) idealist interpretation of the belief in external objects ("bodies") Hume ascribes to us in the Treatise. More specifically, I will argue that the interpretation commits Hume to the claim that space is spatially fragmented, both synchronically and (even more so) diachronically, and renders Hume incapable of allowing for all the spatial thoughts we think we can have. But (perhaps surprisingly) it does not impugn Hume's view of causation
Causation · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy) · Metaphysics · Space (punctuation) · Historical Philosophy and Science · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
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