PPT-David Hume, 1711-1776 Peter Millican Hertford

David Hume 17111776 Peter Millican Hertford College Oxford 1 Introduction Theory of Ideas and Conceptual Empiricism Humes Most Relevant Works T A Treatise of Human Nature 173940 Book 1 is on epistemology and metaphysics Book 2 on. 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 Your use of the HUME STUDIES archive indicates your acceptance of HUME€STUDIES’ Terms and Conditions of Use, available at€ http://www.humesoci HUME STUDIES’ Terms and Conditions of Hume. Philosophy 224. Hume’s . Treatise. Hume (1711-1776) is arguably the most important philosopher to write in English.. Like his fellow moderns, Hume did not confine himself to philosophy but wrote influentially on a wide range of topics.. 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?. LECTURE 4: PUNISHMENT . Next Week’s reading. Malcolm . Gaskill. , ‘The Pursuit of Reality: Recent Research into the History of Witchcraft’, . The Historical Journal. , Vol. 51 (2008), 1069-1088.. www.elsevier.com:locate: $-seefrontmatterƒ2000ElsevierScienceLtd.Allrightsreserved. VisionResearch40(2000)1711 1711-1776. Scottish born. Said to be the most important British Philosopher. Argued against the design argument in his book . Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. Visit . http://www.davidhume.org/. Sasso. US I. Bunker Hill- June, 1775. Charlestown, MA. English soldiers want to move the Minutemen off the hills surrounding Boston. William Howe takes command of British forces. William Prescott led . 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.’”. 1600. 1800. Kant . (1724-1804). Germany. England. Locke . (1632-1704). Berkeley . (1685-1753). Pilgrims Land at Plymouth Rock . (1620). America. Jefferson . (1743-1826). Hume . (1711-1776). France. Descartes . Tania Barry. Coordinator Technology, Resources and Special Projects. Hume Libraries. HUME LIBRARIES. Organisation and Community Learning. HUME LIBRARIES. Planning for the future. HUME LIBRARIES. Planning for the future. 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” relations Hume has in mind are resemblance, contiguity, and cause and effect. So the more we see ourselves as resembling, or being near, or being causally connected to, the other person, the stronger 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