What makes somebody the same person at one time as at another? What criteria define personhood in general? David Hume’s theory of human nature …
David Hume's Best Ideas
Brilliant British Empiricist David Hume ad some groundbreaking ideas about God, knowledge, and the nature of the mind.
Why do we perceive there to be a fixed connection between causes and effects? Is it simply because there is an immutable, distinct connection? Not if …
David Hume and Immanuel Kant are not merely two of the most important figures in the history of philosophy, but two figures whose work is deeply …
Why do we believe in the existence of the external world? This sounds like one of those questions which non-philosophers use to chastise philosophers …
We often refer to our minds and to what we are thinking unselfconsciously, as though it was obvious what we were referring to. However, philosophers …
What did David Hume believe about the limitations of reason? In this article, we will explore the interpretation and extension of Hume’s approach to …
This article will explore Scottish philosopher David Hume’s bundle theory of mind, empiricism, and the conception of the human self.