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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... for why we cannot detect essential value 7.3.4 Sentiment and Colour Sensation 170 The Comparison and the irreducibility of the response 162 7.4 Preliminary Conclusion : Questions and Issues Summary : too xiv Detailed Table of Contents.
... for why we cannot detect essential value 7.3.4 Sentiment and Colour Sensation 170 The Comparison and the irreducibility of the response 162 7.4 Preliminary Conclusion : Questions and Issues Summary : too xiv Detailed Table of Contents.
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... Sentiments as desires or constituents ? Why 171 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 ...
... Sentiments as desires or constituents ? Why 171 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 ...
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... sentiments; proposal; a word on Hume and Hutcheson 9.3.2 Sentiments, Pleasure and Meaning 216 Peculiar pleasures and the phenomenology of morality; Hutcheson and Hume against Hobbes and Mandeville 9.3.3 The Relational Values and ...
... sentiments; proposal; a word on Hume and Hutcheson 9.3.2 Sentiments, Pleasure and Meaning 216 Peculiar pleasures and the phenomenology of morality; Hutcheson and Hume against Hobbes and Mandeville 9.3.3 The Relational Values and ...
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... sentiment ' ( EPM Appendix 1.19 ; SBN 294 ) . These metaphors have invited a further one : that of ' projection ' and its cognates . Though not Hume's own , the projection metaphor is now so closely associated with him , both in ...
... sentiment ' ( EPM Appendix 1.19 ; SBN 294 ) . These metaphors have invited a further one : that of ' projection ' and its cognates . Though not Hume's own , the projection metaphor is now so closely associated with him , both in ...
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... sentiments do not ' represent ' by interpreting ' projection ' as the expression of non - cognitive reactions to an inert and value - free world . This is the second way in which Hume's projective metaphors have been understood . To say ...
... sentiments do not ' represent ' by interpreting ' projection ' as the expression of non - cognitive reactions to an inert and value - free world . This is the second way in which Hume's projective metaphors have been understood . To say ...
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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