Cognition and Commitment in Hume's PhilosophyIt is widely believed that Hume often wrote carelessly and contradicted himself, and that no unified, sound philosophy emerges from his writings. Don Garrett demonstrates that such criticisms of Hume are without basis. Offering fresh and trenchant solutions to longstanding problems in Hume studies, Garrett's penetrating analysis also makes clear the continuing relevance of Hume's philosophy. |
Contents
| 3 | |
1 Cognition and Imagination | 11 |
2 The Copy Principle | 41 |
3 The Separability Principle | 58 |
4 Reason and Induction | 76 |
5 Two Definitions of Cause | 96 |
6 Liberty and Necessity | 118 |
7 Miracles | 137 |
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