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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... supposition of resembling external objects coherent ; the semantic threat met ; the supposition of specific difference ' 3.3 A Different Semantic Threat : Reason and the Evacuation of Content Consistent reasoning on the like effects ...
... supposition of resembling external objects coherent ; the semantic threat met ; the supposition of specific difference ' 3.3 A Different Semantic Threat : Reason and the Evacuation of Content Consistent reasoning on the like effects ...
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... supposition of power ; the switching argument ; a causal nexus and a causal straightjacket ; powers as essences explains the switching argument 4.3.6 The Short Argument Dismantled : Conceivability , Metaphysical Pos- sibility and the ...
... supposition of power ; the switching argument ; a causal nexus and a causal straightjacket ; powers as essences explains the switching argument 4.3.6 The Short Argument Dismantled : Conceivability , Metaphysical Pos- sibility and the ...
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... Supposition and the Justificatory Threat 121 The general assumption and the customary transition ; a minimal preference ; agnosticism ? 6. Into the Labyrinth : Persons , Modality and Hume's Undoing 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Projective ...
... Supposition and the Justificatory Threat 121 The general assumption and the customary transition ; a minimal preference ; agnosticism ? 6. Into the Labyrinth : Persons , Modality and Hume's Undoing 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Projective ...
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... supposition of continuous and distinct external objects that resemble our perceptions to be coherent . The second and more subtle threat to the thinkability of the external world also threatens religious belief , and marks yet another ...
... supposition of continuous and distinct external objects that resemble our perceptions to be coherent . The second and more subtle threat to the thinkability of the external world also threatens religious belief , and marks yet another ...
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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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