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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... understanding of causal power sufficiently rich to specify that of which we are ignorant ; the Bare Thought meets the semantic threat 4.3.2 The Bare Thought of Necessity Articulated ; Why We Cannot Detect Causal Power 83 The cognitive ...
... understanding of causal power sufficiently rich to specify that of which we are ignorant ; the Bare Thought meets the semantic threat 4.3.2 The Bare Thought of Necessity Articulated ; Why We Cannot Detect Causal Power 83 The cognitive ...
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... Understanding and the Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals follow the conventions favoured by the journal Hume Studies . For the Treatise , I cite book , part , section , and paragraph number , followed by a page number to the ...
... Understanding and the Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals follow the conventions favoured by the journal Hume Studies . For the Treatise , I cite book , part , section , and paragraph number , followed by a page number to the ...
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... understanding projection in Hume emerged . For both Barry Stroud ( 1977 , 2000a ) , who did so much to focus matters on the concept of projection , 3 and John Mackie ( 1977 and 1 Uses of projection and its cognates in exegetical ...
... understanding projection in Hume emerged . For both Barry Stroud ( 1977 , 2000a ) , who did so much to focus matters on the concept of projection , 3 and John Mackie ( 1977 and 1 Uses of projection and its cognates in exegetical ...
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... understanding ' 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 ...
... understanding ' 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 ...
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P. J. E. Kail. understanding those projective - sounding passages . Thus , Annette Baier , who has done much to further our understanding of Hume's moral theory , writes : there is no good reason to see [ Hume ] as likening the status of ...
P. J. E. Kail. understanding those projective - sounding passages . Thus , Annette Baier , who has done much to further our understanding of Hume's moral theory , writes : there is no good reason to see [ Hume ] as likening the status of ...
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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