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controversial writings on religion and morality (Hume, 2002). In fact, he continued to turn out essays and critical writings on ev...
He asserted that evidence that God exists in a singular or plural context because it has become universally accepted as truth (135...
ever voted, by a tenth part of those who were bound to pay obedience to it " (Hume PG). One can take this notion a step further an...
for others, such as Bentham and Mill. One of the positions for which Hume is famous is that we cannot derive ought from is, in oth...
the importance of direct experience in the formulation of knowledge, is at the core of Humes overarching skepticism, which makes a...
be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherently flawed. Not an altogether optimistic philosophy to be s...
than just reasoning and experience anyway. Deductive and causal reasoning are two types but it is still not construed as adequate ...
considerable empirical consideration but one which has yet to be either proved or refuted. Such as statement, therefore is not a ...
be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...
style to be clear and unbiased. These were then categories by qualified psychologies into one of three groups, behavioural therapy...
some strategy that starts from other beliefs that we have. Inference, for example, is such a strategy. One might infer that it is ...
Hume presented his arguments in a pair of treatises that are still considered required reading for any student of Western philosop...
the immortality of the soul. The main points are as follows. First of all, Hume points out that the soul is said to be immaterial,...
Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...
with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...
In six pages Scottish philosopher David Hume's skepticism concerning the existence of miracles is discussed which although interes...
thought and action are connected, bringing to mind the view of science and how it demonstrated the same evidence. Character...
In five pages Hume's attack on the self or personal identity is discussed as represented in A Treatise of Human Nature and also co...
In seven pages this paper considers Hume's compatibilism philosophy and offers criticisms to examine how his position could be mod...
In six pages this research paper considers An Essay Concerning Human Understanding in an analysis of Locke's representation of how...
In eight pages Hume's counter philosophical arguments to causality are examined with supporting evidence offered by Immanuel Kant ...
In eight pages Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding serves as a springboard to a discussion regarding the Scottish philos...
In five pages Hume's views on morality are discussed in terms of their origins and arguments against limiting self serving actions...
In twelve pages this research paper examines the evolution of pluralism in a consideration of such philosophies as David Hume's em...
In eight pages this research paper considers philosophical perspectives regarding God's existence and includes David Hume's opposi...
In nine pages this research paper examines Hume's philosophical conclusions regarding moral judgments and the roles sentiment and ...
In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...
In five pages David Hume's contention that there is no God is countered by an opposing argument. Two sources are cited in the bib...
determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section o...
neighbors. Such things do happen. When life happens, it is often unique and has little reference to the past. Yet, in examining t...