“Till at last there remain nothing”
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-018-1883-8
Abstract: In A Treatise of Human Nature, David Hume presents an argument according to which all knowledge reduces to probability, and all probability reduces to nothing. Many have criticized this argument, while others find nothing wrong… read more here.
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Fodor’s guide to the Humean mind
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-021-03028-4
Abstract: For Jerry Fodor, Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature is “the foundational document of cognitive science” whose significance transcends mere historical interest: it is a source of theoretical inspiration in cognitive psychology. Here I am going… read more here.
Keywords: science; humean mind; hume; fodor guide ... See more keywords
On the origin of Hume's philosophy in the passions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.08.036
Abstract: Abstract Hume's longest analysis of man's rational faculty—Book 1 of A Treatise of Human Nature 1—“concludes” with philosophy seemingly pronounced illegitimate, just before Hume then puzzlingly resumes the philosophic life. I argue that the section… read more here.
Keywords: philosophy; hume philosophy; hume; philosophy passions ... See more keywords
Statistical discrimination when group members are aware of their stereotype: Learning from David Hume and Adam Smith
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.11.023
Abstract: Abstract The founding contributions to the theory of statistical discrimination implicitly supposed group members unaware of how their choices influences their stereotype. Hume and Smith point out how small religious groups police their members' behavior… read more here.
Keywords: hume; group members; discrimination group; statistical discrimination ... See more keywords
Hume is the Enemy of Pyrrho
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DOI: 10.1017/s0031819121000188
Abstract: Abstract I offer reasons against reading Hume as a Pyrrhonian sceptic. I argue that Hume's scepticism is motivated differently, that his sceptical strategies are not analogous to Pyrrhonism's, and that it is profitable to read… read more here.
Keywords: sextus; enemy pyrrho; hume; judgement ... See more keywords
David Hume, the Académie des inscriptions and the Nature of Historical Evidence in the Early Eighteenth Century
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DOI: 10.1017/s1479244319000404
Abstract: Philosophical history became the Enlightenment genre of historical writing par excellence supposedly by “defeating” established humanist erudite history and antiquarianism. This article argues that, contrary to established perceptions, philosophical history developed out of a concern… read more here.
Keywords: hume; eighteenth century; historical evidence; history ... See more keywords
Democracy and the Death of Shame: Political Equality and Social Disturbance. By Jill Locke. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 218p. $99.99 cloth, $28.99 paper.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592718000567
Abstract: through similar educational experiences; both lost their fathers early; both suffered mental crises brought on by excessive study; and both emerged with a sceptical attitude towards the power of reason. Hume had the more outgoing… read more here.
Keywords: smith; hume; publication; book ... See more keywords
The Rescorla-Wagner Model: The culmination of Hume's theory of causation.
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DOI: 10.1037/xan0000325
Abstract: The associative learning theory of Robert Rescorla and Allan Wagner has been duly celebrated for its 50-year reign as the predominant model in learning science. One special recognition is warranted: its close correspondence with David… read more here.
Keywords: theory; wagner model; hume; model ... See more keywords
On the Hume/Bhaskar contrast in philosophical metatheory of international relations
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DOI: 10.1057/jird.2016.9
Abstract: The tendency in recent metatheoretical contributions to IR to discuss causation in the light of the Hume/Bhaskar contrast requires an overhaul. The pronouncement in favour of Bhaskar is unacceptable if it is based on the… read more here.
Keywords: hume; bhaskar contrast; hume bhaskar; causal ... See more keywords
Hume, Halos, and Rough Heroes: Moral and Aesthetic Defects in Works of Fiction
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DOI: 10.1353/phl.2017.0006
Abstract: Abstract:Under review are Anne Eaton's robust immoralism and Noël Carroll's moderate moralism. Their differences of opinion have historical antecedents dating back to the work of David Hume. With the supporters of robust immoralism, I maintain… read more here.
Keywords: rough heroes; moral aesthetic; hume; heroes moral ... See more keywords