Hume is the ultimate "destroyer" of certainties. He famously argued that we have no rational justification for believing the sun will rise tomorrow or that one billiard ball causes another to move. The Routledge Guidebook helps you navigate his three biggest hurdles:
Whether you are tackling a seminar paper or just trying to wrap your head around 18th-century skepticism, the is an essential roadmap. Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Hume on Knowl...
Keep your copy of the Enquiry open next to it. The guidebook is structured to follow Hume’s chapters almost exactly. Hume is the ultimate "destroyer" of certainties
If you’re writing a paper, the bibliographies in these guides are gold mines for finding the 20th-century scholars who either defended or debunked Hume’s claims. Keep your copy of the Enquiry open next to it
David Hume’s An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is famous for its "easy" style, but beneath the surface lies a complex web of arguments that can trip up even seasoned readers. This guidebook (primarily authored by ) functions as a bridge, translating Hume’s elegant prose into the rigorous language of contemporary epistemology. Why This Guidebook Matters