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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... MODALITY, PROJECTION AND REALISM 'Our Profound Ignorance': Causal Realism and the Failure to Detect Necessity 77 Spreading The Mind: Projection, Necessity and Realism 103 Into the Labyrinth: Persons, Modality and Hume's Undoing 125 PART ...
... MODALITY, PROJECTION AND REALISM 'Our Profound Ignorance': Causal Realism and the Failure to Detect Necessity 77 Spreading The Mind: Projection, Necessity and Realism 103 Into the Labyrinth: Persons, Modality and Hume's Undoing 125 PART ...
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... MODALITY, PROJECTION AND REALISM 'Our Profound Ignorance': Causal Realism and the Failure to Detect Necessity 77 4.1 Introduction 77 4.2 Causal Realism and Threats to Causal Realism 4.2.1 What Detailed Table of Contents xi.
... MODALITY, PROJECTION AND REALISM 'Our Profound Ignorance': Causal Realism and the Failure to Detect Necessity 77 4.1 Introduction 77 4.2 Causal Realism and Threats to Causal Realism 4.2.1 What Detailed Table of Contents xi.
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... modal properties ofobjects; essences and the epistemic possibility ofa change in the course ofnature 4.3.7 Summary, Another Objection and 'Meaninglessness' Reconsidered 98 Summary of this chapter; a final objection; the constitution of ...
... modal properties ofobjects; essences and the epistemic possibility ofa change in the course ofnature 4.3.7 Summary, Another Objection and 'Meaninglessness' Reconsidered 98 Summary of this chapter; a final objection; the constitution of ...
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... Modality and Hume's Undoing 125 6.1 Introduction 125 6.2 The Projective Explanation of the Belief in a Substantial Self 126 ... modal reasoning implies perceptions cannot be necessarily connected, and so not causally connected; this is ...
... Modality and Hume's Undoing 125 6.1 Introduction 125 6.2 The Projective Explanation of the Belief in a Substantial Self 126 ... modal reasoning implies perceptions cannot be necessarily connected, and so not causally connected; this is ...
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... modal commitment is a projection of imaginative failure. In the light of this we approach matters armed with this set of questions: 1. What is the privileged notion of 'responsiveness' or detection against which the projective ...
... modal commitment is a projection of imaginative failure. In the light of this we approach matters armed with this set of questions: 1. What is the privileged notion of 'responsiveness' or detection against which the projective ...
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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