The secret connexion : causation, realism, and David Hume /
In this revised edition of 'The Secret Connexion', Galen Strawson explores one of the most discussed subjects in philosophy: David Hume's work on causation. He argues that Hume believes in causal influence, but insists that we cannot know its nature. The regularity theory of causation...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | Revised edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In this revised edition of 'The Secret Connexion', Galen Strawson explores one of the most discussed subjects in philosophy: David Hume's work on causation. He argues that Hume believes in causal influence, but insists that we cannot know its nature. The regularity theory of causation is indefensible, and Hume never adopted it in any case. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191015397 0191015393 9780191774447 0191774448 |