Projection and Realism in Hume's PhilosophyIn his writings, Hume talks of our 'gilding and staining' natural objects, and of the mind's propensity to 'spread itself' on the world. This has led commentators to use the metaphor of 'projection' in connection with his philosophy: Hume is held to have taught that causal power and self are projections, that God is a projection of our fear, and that value is a projection of sentiment. By considering what it is about Hume's writing that occasions this metaphor, P. J. E. Kail spells out its meaning, the role it plays in Hume's work, and examines how, if at all, what sounds 'projective' in Hume can be reconciled with what sounds 'realist'. In addition to offering some highly original readings of Hume's central ideas, Projection and Realism in Hume's Philosophy offers a detailed examination of the notion of projection and the problems it faces. |
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... 147 8. The Gold: Good, Evil, Belief and Desire 175 9. The Golden: Relational Values, Realism and a Moral Sense 204 Bibliography 245 Index 255 This page intentionally left blank Detailed Table of Contents Acknowledgements.
... 147 8. The Gold: Good, Evil, Belief and Desire 175 9. The Golden: Relational Values, Realism and a Moral Sense 204 Bibliography 245 Index 255 This page intentionally left blank Detailed Table of Contents Acknowledgements.
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... desires or constituents? Why pleasure? Is the account really explanatory? 8. The Gold: Good, Evil, Belief and Desire 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Pleasure and Pain, Good and Evil, Desire and Aversion 8.2.1 The Identity Thesis 177 Natural Good ...
... desires or constituents? Why pleasure? Is the account really explanatory? 8. The Gold: Good, Evil, Belief and Desire 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Pleasure and Pain, Good and Evil, Desire and Aversion 8.2.1 The Identity Thesis 177 Natural Good ...
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... desire, Edmund projects his anxiety. All sound the ring of sense, if slightly muffled: but the sense you hear in one may be different from the sense you hear from another. Our first difficulty then is that the terms 'realism' and ...
... desire, Edmund projects his anxiety. All sound the ring of sense, if slightly muffled: but the sense you hear in one may be different from the sense you hear from another. Our first difficulty then is that the terms 'realism' and ...
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... desire, we do not mean the valued object has desires but instead it is because of our desires we think the world contains value. What is crucial to such explanations, however, is that they invoke an Introduction xxix.
... desire, we do not mean the valued object has desires but instead it is because of our desires we think the world contains value. What is crucial to such explanations, however, is that they invoke an Introduction xxix.
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Contents
PART I RELIGION AND THE EXTERNAL WORLD | 1 |
PART II MODALITY PROJECTION AND REALISM | 75 |
PART III VALUE PROJECTION AND REALISM | 145 |
Bibliography | 245 |
Index | 255 |
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