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Hume's radical scepticism and the fate of naturalized epistemology

Title: Hume's radical scepticism and the fate of naturalized epistemology / Kevin Meeker.
Author: Meeker, Kevin, 1968-
Publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

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xiii, 196 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

"Was David Hume radically sceptical about our attempts to understand the world or was he merely approaching philosophical problems from a scientific perspective? Most philosophers today believe that Hume's outlook was more scientific than radically sceptical and that his scepticism was more limited than previously supposed. If these philosophers are correct, then Hume's approach to philosophy mirrors the approach of many contemporary philosophers. This similarity between Hume and many aspects of contemporary philosophy suggests that we should try to understand Hume not as an historical relic but as a partner in a continuing philosophical dialogue. When we look closely at Hume's thoughts about human understanding, we find that Hume's scepticism emerges very insistently in the context of Hume's scientific approach. This book tries to come to terms with Hume's scepticism in a way that sheds light on contemporary philosophy and its relationship to science"--

Series Statement

Palgrave innovations in philosophy

Uniform Title

Palgrave innovations in philosophy.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-190) and index.

Contents

1. A Tale of Two Interpretations -- 2. Fallibility Gains a Foothold: A Model for Understanding Humean Scepticism -- 3. Fallibility's Ultimate Epistemic Consequence -- 4. Belief without Evidence -- 5. Endorsing Epistemic Egalitarianism -- 6. Scepticism and the 'Nature' of Naturalized Epistemology -- 7. Hume's Naturalistic Internalism -- 8. Philosophy after Scepticism.

Call Number

JFD 14-1816

ISBN

9781137025548 (hardback)
1137025549 (hardback)

LCCN

2013014641

OCLC

825047318

Author

Meeker, Kevin, 1968-

Title

Hume's radical scepticism and the fate of naturalized epistemology / Kevin Meeker.

Publisher

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Palgrave innovations in philosophy

Palgrave innovations in philosophy.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-190) and index.

Research Call Number

JFD 14-1816

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