Philosophy Hume, David: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, v1, 19 Oct 2007.

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An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1748).

Contains a reworking of the main points of the Treatise, Book 1, with the addition of material on free will (adapted from Book 2), miracles, the Design Argument, and mitigated scepticism.

Section X, ‘On Miracles’ has often been published separately and contains an interesting sceptical viewpoint.

Contents:

I. Of The Different Species Of Philosophy.
II . Of The Origin Of Ideas.
III. Of The Association Of Ideas.
IV. Sceptical Doubts Concerning The Operations Of The Understanding.
V. Sceptical Solution Of These Doubts.
VI. Of Probability.
VII. Of The Idea Of Necessary Connexion.
VIII. Of Liberty And Necessity.
IX. Of The Reason Of Animals.
X. Of Miracles.
XI. Of A Particular Providence And Of A Future State.
XII. Of The Academical Or Sceptical Philosophy.
Footnotes
Index

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