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- catalog abstract "The Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-76) has long been considered a sceptic on the subject of induction or causal inference. In this book, Fred Wilson convincingly reconstructs the Humean position, showing that Hume was in fact able to defend causal inference as a reasonable practice by using an alternative set of cognitive standards. Wilson demonstrates the workability of Hume's approach to causal reasoning by relating it to more recent discussions, for example, to Bayesian views of scientific inference and to Kuhn's account of scientific rationality. He also presents a variety of intriguing related topics, including a detailed discussion of Hume's treatment of miracles. As a whole, this work successfully argues that insofar as Hume presented philosophy with the problem of induction, it is also true that he solved it.".
- catalog contributor b10443253.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "1. Is there a Prussian Hume? Hume's Theory of Mental Activity. Sect. 1. Hume's 'Emotivist' Theory of Causation. Sect. 2. Hume's Account of Dispositions. Sect. 3. Reason and the active mind. Sect. 4. Some Humean causal inferences. Sect. 5. Humean principles not A Priori. Sect. 6. Hume's fictional continuant. Sect. 7. Kant's convictions -- 2. Hume's defence of causal inference. Sect. 1. We must infer. Sect. 2. But we need not do science. Sect. 3. Hume's justification of science (I). Sect. 4. Hume's justification of science (II). Sect. 5. Hume's cognitive Stoicism -- 3. Reason's sceptical challenge to reason. Sect. 1. Reflective concern and the rationality of causal inference. Sect. 2. The argument against reason.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-423) and index.".
- catalog description "The Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-76) has long been considered a sceptic on the subject of induction or causal inference. In this book, Fred Wilson convincingly reconstructs the Humean position, showing that Hume was in fact able to defend causal inference as a reasonable practice by using an alternative set of cognitive standards.".
- catalog description "Wilson demonstrates the workability of Hume's approach to causal reasoning by relating it to more recent discussions, for example, to Bayesian views of scientific inference and to Kuhn's account of scientific rationality. He also presents a variety of intriguing related topics, including a detailed discussion of Hume's treatment of miracles. As a whole, this work successfully argues that insofar as Hume presented philosophy with the problem of induction, it is also true that he solved it.".
- catalog extent "xii, 439 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Hume's defence of causal inference.".
- catalog identifier "0802041582 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Hume's defence of causal inference.".
- catalog isPartOf "Toronto studies in philosophy".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press,".
- catalog relation "Hume's defence of causal inference.".
- catalog subject "161/.092 21".
- catalog subject "B1499.I65 W55 1997".
- catalog subject "Causation.".
- catalog subject "Hume, David, 1711-1776.".
- catalog subject "Induction (Logic)".
- catalog subject "Inference.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Is there a Prussian Hume? Hume's Theory of Mental Activity. Sect. 1. Hume's 'Emotivist' Theory of Causation. Sect. 2. Hume's Account of Dispositions. Sect. 3. Reason and the active mind. Sect. 4. Some Humean causal inferences. Sect. 5. Humean principles not A Priori. Sect. 6. Hume's fictional continuant. Sect. 7. Kant's convictions -- 2. Hume's defence of causal inference. Sect. 1. We must infer. Sect. 2. But we need not do science. Sect. 3. Hume's justification of science (I). Sect. 4. Hume's justification of science (II). Sect. 5. Hume's cognitive Stoicism -- 3. Reason's sceptical challenge to reason. Sect. 1. Reflective concern and the rationality of causal inference. Sect. 2. The argument against reason.".
- catalog title "Hume's defence of causal inference / Fred Wilson.".
- catalog type "text".