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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... Mind: Projection, Necessity and Realism 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Hume's Projective Account of Necessity 5.2.1 The Determination of the Mind: Hume's Non-Detective Explanation of the Idea of Necessity 105 78 82 103 103 105 The customary ...
... Mind: Projection, Necessity and Realism 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Hume's Projective Account of Necessity 5.2.1 The Determination of the Mind: Hume's Non-Detective Explanation of the Idea of Necessity 105 78 82 103 103 105 The customary ...
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... mind...to project into the world items which, properly considered, are really features of our states of mind' (1991: 146). In discussing Hume's explanation of religious belief, Jane McIntyre writes of 'the tendency of the imagination to ...
... mind...to project into the world items which, properly considered, are really features of our states of mind' (1991: 146). In discussing Hume's explanation of religious belief, Jane McIntyre writes of 'the tendency of the imagination to ...
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... mind 'spreading itself. 'For Hume minds engage in causal inference: we project our habits of necessity into nature' (1963: 234). A. H. Basson (1958: 76–7) discusses some senses of projection. 4 Stroud writes that Hume's considered view ...
... mind 'spreading itself. 'For Hume minds engage in causal inference: we project our habits of necessity into nature' (1963: 234). A. H. Basson (1958: 76–7) discusses some senses of projection. 4 Stroud writes that Hume's considered view ...
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... minds. Reading texts is a holistic matter: understanding what a particular passage means depends on how one understands the ... mind can be seen, not as a misreading of Locke, but as the adoption of a French view. Furthermore, trying to ...
... minds. Reading texts is a holistic matter: understanding what a particular passage means depends on how one understands the ... mind can be seen, not as a misreading of Locke, but as the adoption of a French view. Furthermore, trying to ...
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... mind, not in objects', which we 'spread' onto external objects. I show that a proper understanding of Hume's projective account of necessity is not merely compatible with realism but actually allows us to defeat some central objections ...
... mind, not in objects', which we 'spread' onto external objects. I show that a proper understanding of Hume's projective account of necessity is not merely compatible with realism but actually allows us to defeat some central objections ...
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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