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The Advancement of Naturalized Epistemology: Reflections on Hume, Quine and AndersonIn Scott Stapleford & Verena Wagner (eds.), Hume and Contemporary Epistemology, Routledge. forthcoming.Focusing on the topics of empiricism, naturalism, imagination, and social relations, the paper examines the ways in which Quine and Anderson’s projects in naturalized epistemology may be understood as successors to Hume’s epistemological framework. The paper concludes with some remarks on the normative side of naturalized epistemology to show that situating these thinkers together may illuminate one of the more controversial aspects of Hume’s philosophy to do with naturalism and skepticism.
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Imagining the Unseen: The External World of Hume’s TreatiseIn Elizabeth S. Radcliffe (ed.), Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature: A Critical Guide, Cambridge University Press. forthcoming.This paper provides a brief history of some critical responses and expansions of Hume on external objects, with a particular emphasis on the relevance of developmental psychology.
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Against the Cosmological Argument: The Legacy of Hume’s Dialogues, Part 9In Paul Russell (ed.), Hume’s ‘Dialogues concerning Natural Religion’: A Critical Guide, Cambridge University Press. forthcoming.Much of Hume’s "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion" is spent debating the experimental design argument for the existence of God. A change of scene occurs in the ninth part of the "Dialogues" when the character of Demea presents an a priori cosmological argument that purports to demonstrate God’s necessary existence. The argument is then criticized by the characters of Cleanthes and Philo. The conversation in the ninth part of the dialogue has occasioned a mixed legacy. For some scholars, the …Read more
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Persons and passions in Hume's philosophy of mindIn Rebecca Copenhaver (ed.), History of the Philosophy of Mind, Vol. 4: Philosophy of Mind in the Early Modern and Modern Ages, Routledge. 2018.
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Traces of Hume in SociologyIn Tamás Demeter (ed.), The Sociological Heritage of the Scottish Enlightenment, Edinburgh University Press. 2024.The aim of this paper is to bring the historical origins of sociology and Hume’s philosophy of society a bit closer together by examining some of the ways that Hume’s thought has influenced the directions of sociological thinking. I survey Humean traces in key figures in the field of sociology across the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries in Europe and the United States of America on the topics of positivism, economics, convention, custom and habit, religion, morality, and the self.
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A Humean Social OntologyIn Angela Michelle Coventry & Alex Sager (eds.), _The Humean Mind_, Routledge. 2019.
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21A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects (edited book)Broadview Press. 2023.In his autobiography, David Hume famously noted that _A Treatise of Human Nature_ “fell dead-born from the press.” Yet it is now widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophical works written in the English language. Within, Hume offers an empirically informed account of human nature, addressing a range of topics such as space, time, causality, the external world, personal identity, passions, freedom, necessity, virtue, and vice. This edition includes not only the full text of the Treatise b…Read more
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26The “Great Guide” of Human Life: Custom and Habit in Hume’s Science of Politics (12th ed.)Cosmos + Taxis: Studies in Emergent Order and Organization 12 19-31. 2023.At the level of the individual, current research suggests that most of our daily actions are done out of habit. At the same time, individuals are part of larger social units, and their behavior gives rise to customs and institutions. Hume recognized the indispensable role of custom and habit in human life in his science of the mind, a science which aims to form the most general principles possible. Custom and habit are singled out by Hume as particularly potent general principles of human nature…Read more
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30David Hume, A Treatise of Human NatureBroadview Press. 2023.In his autobiography, David Hume famously noted that A Treatise of Human Nature “fell dead-born from the press.” Yet it is now widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophical works written in the English language. Within, Hume offers an empirically informed account of human nature, addressing a range of topics such as space, time, causality, the external world, personal identity, passions, freedom, necessity, virtue, and vice. This edition includes not only the full text of the Treatise but…Read more
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65Hume's Theory of Causation: A Quasi-Realist InterpretationContinuum Books. 2006.Presents an interpretation of David Hume's account of what a 'cause' is. This book emphasises on the connections between Hume's theories of cause, space and time, morals, and aesthetics.
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59The Humean Mind (edited book)Routledge. 2019.The Humean Mind aims to be the most comprehensive anthology available on Hume’s thought with essays spanning the full scope of Hume’s philosophy, as well as placing Hume in his own time and tracing his impact on the field from the 18th century up until today. Our goal is to represent the Humean mind’s place in the philosophical tradition and in contemporary philosophy. It covers all of the major topics on Hume, showcases the latest trends in Hume scholarship, and reflects how current research co…Read more
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33David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature (edited book)Broadview Press. 2023.In his autobiography, David Hume famously noted that A Treatise of Human Nature “fell dead-born from the press.” Yet it is now widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophical works written in the English language. Within, Hume offers an empirically informed account of human nature, addressing a range of topics such as space, time, causality, the external world, personal identity, passions, freedom, necessity, virtue, and vice. This edition includes not only the full text of the Treatise but…Read more
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22Jay L. Garfield, The Concealed Influence of Custom: Hume's Treatise from the Inside Out (review)Journal of Scottish Philosophy 20 (3): 272-277. 2022.
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A Humean Social OntologyIn Angela Michelle Coventry & Alex Sager (eds.), _The Humean Mind_, Routledge. 2019.
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1Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Hume on Probability and the PassionsRevista Estudos Hum(E)Anos 9 (1): 7-28. 2021.This paper is about Hume on the impact of space and time on probability judgements and the passions. Hume's approach to probability judgements in space-time may be considered a precursor to recent work on the cognitive psychology of decision-making. When it comes to the passions, Hume’s observations on the effect of distance in time in particular can be compared to discussions of temporal discounting, central in disciplines such as behavioral economics, neuroscience, psychology, environmental po…Read more
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22Hume’s System of Space and TimeHistory of Philosophy & Logical Analysis 13 (1): 76-89. 2010.Hume’s account of the origin and nature of our ideas of space and time is generally thought to be the least satisfactory part of his empiricist system of philosophy. The main reason is internal in that the account is judged to be inconsistent with Hume’s fundamental principle for the relationship between senses and cognition, the copy principle. This paper defends Hume against the inconsistency objection by offering a new systematic interpretation of Hume on space and time and illuminating more …Read more
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50Mixed Emotions in Life and Art: On Hume's Direct PassionsThink 19 (55): 75-83. 2020.This article is about David Hume's account of mixed emotions. Hume on mixed emotions is connected with Sir Isaac Newton's optical experiments and subsequent invention of the colour wheel, as well as more recently to Robert Plutchik's colour wheel of emotions.
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49Character and Causation: Hume's Philosophy of Action by Constantine Sandis (review)Ratio 3 32. 2019.
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18IndexIn Angela Coventry & Andrew Valls (eds.), _David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society_, Yale University Press. pp. 339-350. 2019.
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149. Of Public CreditIn Angela Coventry & Andrew Valls (eds.), _David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society_, Yale University Press. pp. 196-207. 2019.
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1412. Idea of a Perfect CommonwealthIn Angela Coventry & Andrew Valls (eds.), _David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society_, Yale University Press. pp. 227-238. 2019.
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1810. Of the Original ContractIn Angela Coventry & Andrew Valls (eds.), _David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society_, Yale University Press. pp. 208-223. 2019.
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192. That Politics May Be Reduced to a ScienceIn Angela Coventry & Andrew Valls (eds.), _David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society_, Yale University Press. pp. 136-146. 2019.
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147. Of CommerceIn Angela Coventry & Andrew Valls (eds.), _David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society_, Yale University Press. pp. 176-186. 2019.
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19Appendix 1: Concerning Moral SentimentIn Angela Coventry & Andrew Valls (eds.), _David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society_, Yale University Press. pp. 88-94. 2019.
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13Appendix 2: Of Self-LoveIn Angela Coventry & Andrew Valls (eds.), _David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society_, Yale University Press. pp. 95-100. 2019.
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20AcknowledgmentsIn Angela Coventry & Andrew Valls (eds.), _David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society_, Yale University Press. 2019.
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22Index of NamesIn Angela Coventry & Andrew Valls (eds.), _David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society_, Yale University Press. 2019.
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2311. Of Passive ObedienceIn Angela Coventry & Andrew Valls (eds.), _David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society_, Yale University Press. pp. 224-226. 2019.
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244. Of the Origin of GovernmentIn Angela Coventry & Andrew Valls (eds.), _David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society_, Yale University Press. pp. 151-154. 2019.
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