Humean Bodies and their Consequences

AvRuth Weintraub

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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This book defends the very contentious Idealist interpretation of Hume on external objects, and draws from it far-reaching metaphysical and epistemological consequences for Hume’s philosophy.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-02-08
Mått:155 x 235 x 12 mm
Vikt:318 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Jerusalem Studies in Philosophy and History of Science
Antal sidor:189
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031508011

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Ruth Weintraub is Professor of Philosophy at Tel-Aviv University. Her publications include The Sceptical Challenge (1997), as well as articles in epistemology, on paradoxes and the philosophy of David Hume.

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Part I: Interpretation.- Chapter 1. Interpreting Hume on Bodies.- Chapter 2. Arguments in Support of the Idealist Interpretation.- Chapter 3. Meeting Objections to the Idealist Interpretation.- Part II: Metaphysical Consequences of the Idealist Interpretation.- Chapter 4. Consequences of the Idealist Interpretation for the Unity of Space.- Chapter 5: Consequences of the Idealist Interpretation for Causation.- Part III: Consequences of the Idealist Interpretation for Hume’s Science of Man.- Chapter 6. Spatial and Causal Thoughts from an Idealist Point of View.- Part IV: Consequences of the Idealist Interpretation for Hume’s Methodology.- Chapter 7. The Idealist Interpretation Renders Hume More of an Empiricist.