David Hume, Sceptic

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Parusniková, Zuzana
David Hume, Sceptic.
Cham: Springer, 2016. 126 s. SpringerBriefs in Philosophy. ISBN 978-3-319-43792-7. ISSN 2211-4548
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985955
Klíčová slova: David Hume * Scepticism * Epistemology * Science of man * Cartesian paradigm * Pyrrhonian crisis * Philosophy of life
Kód oboru RIV: AA - Filosofie a náboženství

Hume wrote in the time of the emerging modernity which gave rise to a new kind of scepticism, involving doubt not just about the adequacy of our knowledge but about the very existence of a world independent of the self. Hume's empiricism added yet another sceptical theme: how can one, on empirical basis, rationally justify key concepts of human understanding? Moreover, Hume was influenced by Pyrrhonian scepticism, much discussed by philosophers at the time. The Pyrrhonian legacy is especially noticeable in his acceptance of the weakness of reason and in his emphasis on the practical role of philosophy.

Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0266063