
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Hume , David (1952), An enquiry concerning human understanding, Forgotten Books, Retrieved on 2012-01-30Source Material [books.google.com]
Folksonomies: philosophy Memes
30 JAN 2012
Reevaluating our Libraries
When we run over libraries, persuaded of these principles, what havoc must we make? If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.Folksonomies: empiricism
Folksonomies: empiricism
Hume argues that any work that does not contain abstract mathematical reasoning or experimental research is nothing but "sophistry and illusion."
05 JUN 2012
Disproving Miracles
A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined. Why is it more than probable, that all men must die; that lead cannot, of itself, remain suspended in the air; that fire consumes wood, and is extinguished by water; unless it be, that these events are found agreeable to the laws of nature, and t...Folksonomies: natural law miracle
Folksonomies: natural law miracle
By definition, it is a violation of the laws of nature. Where do we see this happen ever?
21 JUN 2014
Commit Metaphysics to the Fire
If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, 'Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number?' No. 'Does it contain any experimental reasoning Duceming matter of fact and existence?' No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.Folksonomies: pseudoscience
Folksonomies: pseudoscience