Hume's vitalism and its implications

British Journal for the History of Philosophy 15 (1):59 – 73 (2007)
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Considers the significance that Hume attached to mental activity -- the "craving ... of the human mind ... for exercise and employment" -- with respect to the phenomena of truth-seeking, amusement and morality.

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Andrew Cunningham
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Hume's Experimental Method.Tamás Demeter - 2012 - British Journal for the History of Philosophy 20 (3):577-599.
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