Hume On Testimony
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Hume On Testimony
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Author : Dan O'Brien
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-10-21
Hume On Testimony written by Dan O'Brien and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-21 with Philosophy categories.
This book is the first devoted to Hume’s conception of testimony. Hume is usually taken to be a reductionist with respect to testimony, with trust in others dependent on the evidence possessed by individuals concerning the reliability of texts or speakers. This account is taken from Hume’s essay on miracles in An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. O’Brien, though, looks wider than the miracles essay, turning to what Hume says about testimony in the Treatise, the moral Enquiry, the History of England and his Essays. There are social aspects of testimonial exchanges that cannot be explained purely in terms of the assessment of the reliability of testifiers. Hume’s conception of testimony is integrated with his account of how history informs our knowledge of human nature, the relation between sympathy and belief and between pride and the conception we have of our selves, the role played by social factors in the judgment of intellectual virtue, and the importance Hume places on epistemic responsibility and the moral and personal dimensions of testimonial trust. It is not possible to focus on testimony without allowing other aspects of our nature into the frame and therefore turning also to consider sympathy, wisdom, history, morality, virtue, aesthetic judgment, the self, and character. O’Brien argues that Hume’s reliance on the social goes deep and that he should therefore be seen as an anti-reductionist with respect to testimony. Hume on Testimony will be of interest to researchers and advanced students working on Hume and on early modern and contemporary approaches to the epistemology of testimony.
Hume S Abject Failure
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Author : John Earman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2000-11-23
Hume S Abject Failure written by John Earman and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-23 with Philosophy categories.
This vital study offers a new interpretation of Hume's famous "Of Miracles," which notoriously argues against the possibility of miracles. By situating Hume's popular argument in the context of the eighteenth-century debate on miracles, Earman shows Hume's argument to be largely unoriginal and chiefly without merit where it is original. Yet Earman constructively conceives how progress can be made on the issues that Hume's essay so provocatively posed about the ability of eyewitness testimony to establish the credibility of marvelous and miraculous events.
Of Miracles
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Author : David Hume
language : en
Publisher: Open Court Classics
Release Date : 1985
Of Miracles written by David Hume and has been published by Open Court Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Philosophy categories.
The Testimony Of Sense
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Author : Tim Milnes
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-06-27
The Testimony Of Sense written by Tim Milnes and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-27 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Testimony of Sense attempts to answer a neglected but important question: what became of epistemology in the late eighteenth century, in the period between Hume's scepticism and Romantic idealism? It finds that two factors in particular reshaped the nature of 'empiricism': the socialisation of experience by Scottish Enlightenment thinkers and the impact upon philosophical discourse of the belletrism of periodical culture. The book aims to correct the still widely-held assumption that Hume effectively silenced epistemological inquiry in Britain for over half a century. Instead, it argues that Hume encouraged the abandonment of subject-centred reason in favour of models of rationality based upon the performance of trusting actions within society. Of particular interest here is the way in which, after Hume, fundamental ideas like the self, truth, and meaning are conceived less in terms of introspection, correspondence, and reference, and more in terms of community, coherence, and communication. By tracing the idea of intersubjectivity through the issues of trust, testimony, virtue and language, the study offers new perspectives on the relationships between philosophy and literature, empiricism and transcendentalism, and Enlightenment and Romanticism. As philosophy grew more conversational, the familiar essay became a powerful metaphor for new forms of communication. The book explores what is epistemologically at stake in the familiar essay genre as it develops through the writings of Joseph Addison, David Hume, Samuel Johnson, Charles Lamb, and William Hazlitt. It also offers readings of philosophical texts, such as Hume's Treatise, Thomas Reid's Inquiry, and Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, as literary performances.
A Dissertation On Miracles Containing An Examination Of The Principles Advanced By David Hume Esq In An Essay On Miracles
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Author : George CAMPBELL (Professor of Divinity in Marischal College.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1796
A Dissertation On Miracles Containing An Examination Of The Principles Advanced By David Hume Esq In An Essay On Miracles written by George CAMPBELL (Professor of Divinity in Marischal College.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1796 with categories.
A Dissertation On Miracles
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Author : George Campbell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1812
A Dissertation On Miracles written by George Campbell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1812 with Miracles categories.
A Dissertation On Miracles
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Author : George Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
A Dissertation On Miracles written by George Campbell and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
This classic work of philosophy offers a sustained critique of David Hume's famous argument against the possibility of miracles. Drawing on careful analysis of the nature of testimony and the role of testimony in reasoning, Campbell challenges Hume's conclusions and offers a robust defense of the possibility of miracles. This is an essential read for anyone interested in the philosophy of religion or the history of philosophical thought. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Philosophical Works Of David Hume An Inquiry Concerning The Human Understanding An Inquiry Concerning The Principles Of Morals The Natural History Of Religion Additional Essays
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Author : David Hume
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1826
The Philosophical Works Of David Hume An Inquiry Concerning The Human Understanding An Inquiry Concerning The Principles Of Morals The Natural History Of Religion Additional Essays written by David Hume and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1826 with Philosophy categories.
A Dissertation On Miracles
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Author : George Campbell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1807
A Dissertation On Miracles written by George Campbell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1807 with Miracles categories.
The Everlasting Check
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Author : Alexander George
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-05
The Everlasting Check written by Alexander George and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-05 with Philosophy categories.
Alexander George’s lucid interpretation of Hume’s “Of Miracles” provides fresh insights into this provocative text, explaining the concepts and claims involved. He also shows why Hume’s argument fails to engage with committed religious thought and why philosophical argumentation so often proves ineffective in shaking people’s deeply held beliefs.