PPT-David Hume

17111776 Scottish born Said to be the most important British Philosopher Argued against the design argument in his book Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Visit httpwwwdavidhumeorg. humesoci etyorghsabouttermshtml HUME STUDIES Terms and Conditions of Use provides in part that unless you have obtained prior permission you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles and you may use content in the Funkhouser 12709 Hume Treatise 3112 EPM 1 and Appendix 1 T 311 Q Do we make moral distinctions on the basis of ideas or impressions The ideareason answer as Hume describes it views moral truths as eter nal and equally applicable to each ratio Tycerium Lightner Hume Studies Volume XXIII Number 1 April 1997 113132 Your use of the HUME STUDIES archive indicates your acceptance of HUME STUDIES Terms and Conditions of Use available at httpwwwhumesoc 1 Or: Why did Hume call his Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals ‘incomparably the best’ of everything he wrote? Wolfgang Kien zler (University of Jena), April 2011, on the occa William Davie €Hume Studies Volume XXV, Number 1 and 2 (April/November, 1999) 139-154.€ Your use of the HUME STUDIES archive indicates your acceptance of HUME STUDIES’ Terms and Conditi Richard H. Dees €Hume Studies Volume 31, Numb€Your use of the HUME STUDIES archive indicates your acceptance of HUME €STUDIES’ Terms and Conditions of Use, available at€ http: PHIL/RS 335. Miracles. For purposes of initial clarity, let. '. s define a miracle as a worldly event that is not explicable by natural causes alone (including human causation).. What sort of events does this definition of miracles preclude?. Seminar 2: Philosophy of the Sciences. Wednesday, 14 September 2011. 1. Readings. Required reading: ‘The Problem of Induction’, Section I, Chapter 7 of Richard Feldman’s book . Epistemology. . Seminar 1: . P. hilosophy of the Sciences. 6 September 2011. 1. What is this course about?. This course will address some of the fundamental questions in the philosophy of science.. Question 1: Can we know (or have justify beliefs) about what will happen in the future on the basis of past experiences?. David Hume and Maurice Wiles. David Hume: . An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1748). :. . “No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle unless it is such that the falsehood would be more miraculous”. . David Hume & 2 Views of Miracles. Defining “Miracle”. How does one define “miracle?”. –Thomas Huxley, . The Works of T. H. Huxley . (New York: Appleton, 1896), p. 153. . “The first step in this, as in all other discussions, is to come to a clear understanding as to the meaning of the term employed. Argumentation about whether miracles are possible and, if possible, credible, is mere beating the air until the arguers have agreed what they mean by the word ‘miracle.’”. Alison Gopnik is Professor of Psychology and af�liate Professor of Philosophy, University of Hume StudiesAlison Gopnick result of an independent convergence or of a general “oriental” ISBN 978-0-230-51117-0 (eBook) : a 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 13 12 09 08 07 06 By the same author * IMMANUEO REASONEWO a Pionee THE PHILOSOPH O DAVI HUM PREFACE THIS i th outcom o wor don i widel separatyears. nMcDonoughHumes commentators have traditionally been highly critical of his accountof memory in the Treatise1D G C MacNabb simply states as a matter offact that the subject of memory is one on which H