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discover) the truth or falsity of propositions about past and present events, propositions about the future seem problematic. If a...
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...
even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...
He asserted that evidence that God exists in a singular or plural context because it has become universally accepted as truth (135...
personal desire to do so, rather than depending upon automatic reaction or stimulation. "The skeptic, therefore, had better keep ...
determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section o...
rather selfish but perhaps it is true. Hume further believes that that the house also produces pleasure, which in turn produces pr...
This paper written in a letter style consists of five pages and examines the contention that David Hum was an atheist and then con...
of the foundational ideas of philosophy. According to him, the problem of evil posed a philosophical threat to the design argumen...
In five pages this research paper considers Hume's philosophical text in an overview of its structure and main points. Six source...
In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these men's philosophical perspectives on God's existence. Four sources a...
In five pages this paper discusses Hume's knowledge of the world theory and his rejection of causality and induction. One source ...
a "relentless critic of metaphysics and religion" (David Hume, 2002). Hume argued that "our purely philosophical conceptions of G...
all that man can know, as well for the conduct of his life as for the preservation of his health and the discovery of all the arts...
In ten pages Hume's life, works, and writings are considered including his Treatise of Human Nature, with an assessment of his inf...
In five pages this report contrasts and compares the conservative Bentham with the liberal Hume and then applies their concepts to...
made consistent"; meaning that its hard to believe we can draw the wrong conclusions if we have true premises to begin with (Berke...
In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...
In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...
his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...
In five pages this essay discusses Hume's opposition to the a posteriori argument regarding the divine 'Designer' of the cosmos. ...
In five pages Hume's views on free will and determinism are examined within the context of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understandi...
with whatever is remote and extraordinary; and running without control into the most distant parts of space and time in order to a...
In seven pages this paper considers Hume's compatibilism philosophy and offers criticisms to examine how his position could be mod...
In seven pages this paper analyzes the views of these philosophers as they relate to the death penalty. Six sources are cited in ...
In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...
men for the society in which they develop. Youngs concepts of justice and mans role in society appear to challenge those prese...
In eight pages Hume's counter philosophical arguments to causality are examined with supporting evidence offered by Immanuel Kant ...
In five pages material substance concepts are considered in this contrasting and comparison of three philosophical perspectives wi...
In six pages this paper denotes similarities and differences in the philosophies of Plato and Hume regarding God, morality, and hu...