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Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State

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I was lately engaged in conversation with a friend who loves sceptical paradoxes; where, though he advanced many principles, of which I can by no means approve, yet as they seem to be curious, and to bear some relation to the chain of reasoning carried on throughout this enquiry, I shall here copy them from my memory as accurately as I can, in order to submit them to the judgement of the reader.

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Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy

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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

David Hume

1748

AuthorDavid Hume

Published1748

BranchesEpistemology, Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics

Chapters12

Edition1894

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A distillation of Hume's earlier Treatise, examining the limits of human knowledge, the problem of induction, and the nature of causation. Hume concludes that much of what we take to be rational certainty is really custom and habit.

Chapters

Of the Different Species of Philosophy

Of the Origin of Ideas

Of the Association of Ideas

Sceptical Doubts Concerning the Operations of the Understanding

Sceptical Solution of these Doubts

Of the Idea of Necessary Connexion

Of Liberty and Necessity

Of the Reason of Animals

Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State

Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy

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