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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Main Author: Strawson, Galen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:Revised edition.
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Online Access:DE-862
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191015397
0191015393
9780191774447
0191774448

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