ABSTRACT

This work, first published in 1985, offers a general interpretation of Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature. Most Hume scholarship has either neglected or downplayed an important aspect of Hume’s position – his scepticism. This book puts that right, examining in close detail the sceptical arguments in Hume’s philosophy.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter I|8 pages

Aspects of Hume’s Skepticism

chapter II|12 pages

Hume’S Skepticism Concerning Reason

chapter IV|15 pages

Causality, Necessity, and Induction

chapter VI|16 pages

Skepticism With Regard to the Senses

chapter VII|13 pages

Hume’s Natural History of Philosophy

chapter VIII|16 pages

The Soul and the Self

chapter IX|14 pages

Reason and the Passions

chapter X|23 pages

Reason and Morals

chapter XI|6 pages

Conclusion