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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... Projection, Religion, and the External World 1.1 Projection: Initial Distinctions Feature and explanatory projection; explanatory projection as non-detective explanation; questions to be asked of explanatory projective accounts 1.2 ...
... Projection, Religion, and the External World 1.1 Projection: Initial Distinctions Feature and explanatory projection; explanatory projection as non-detective explanation; questions to be asked of explanatory projective accounts 1.2 ...
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... Feature Projection and the Experience of Causation 108 The feature projective element ; its perceptual nature ; Hume on the vulgar epistemology of power ; Malebranche and spreading the mind ; singularists and the phenomenology of ...
... Feature Projection and the Experience of Causation 108 The feature projective element ; its perceptual nature ; Hume on the vulgar epistemology of power ; Malebranche and spreading the mind ; singularists and the phenomenology of ...
Page xiv
... Projection, Sensation and Experience 158 'In the mind' intentional and non-intentional; the feature projection of sensation in Malebranche; feature and explanatory projection; colours as identical with sensations; Malebranche again 7.3 ...
... Projection, Sensation and Experience 158 'In the mind' intentional and non-intentional; the feature projection of sensation in Malebranche; feature and explanatory projection; colours as identical with sensations; Malebranche again 7.3 ...
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... projection ' and its cognates . Though not Hume's own , the projection metaphor is now so closely associated with him ... features of our states of mind ' ( 1991 : 146 ) . In discussing Hume's explanation of religious belief , Jane ...
... projection ' and its cognates . Though not Hume's own , the projection metaphor is now so closely associated with him ... features of our states of mind ' ( 1991 : 146 ) . In discussing Hume's explanation of religious belief , Jane ...
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... projection ' , different though they are , share two features . First the metaphor of projection is supposed to be explanatory of a belief , of an idea or ( more vaguely ) of the subject's taking the world to be a certain way . Second ...
... projection ' , different though they are , share two features . First the metaphor of projection is supposed to be explanatory of a belief , of an idea or ( more vaguely ) of the subject's taking the world to be a certain way . Second ...
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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