Hume's principle — Hume s Principle, or HP the terms were coined by George Boolos mdash;says that the number of F s is equal to the number of G s if there is a one to one correspondence (a bijection) between the F s and the G s. HP can be stated formally in systems … Wikipedia
Hume: moral and political philosophy — Rosalind Hursthouse INTRODUCTION Hume’s moral and political philosophy, like his epistemology and meta physics, originally appeared in A Treatise of Human Nature, (henceforth [7.1]), Book III of which, ‘Of Morals’, was published in 1740. He… … History of philosophy
Hume on human understanding — David Hume on human understanding Anne Jaap Jacobson David Hume’s A Treatise of Human Nature1 was published before he was 30 years old. It is often said to be the greatest philosophical work written in English. Bold and ambitious, it is designed… … History of philosophy
Hume, David — born May 7, 1711, Edinburgh, Scot. died Aug. 25, 1776, Edinburgh Scottish philosopher, historian, and economist. He conceived of philosophy as the inductive, experimental science of human nature. His first major work, A Treatise of Human Nature… … Universalium
Hume, David — (1711 76) by Cliff Stagoll David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and religious theorist, and perhaps the best known of the philosophers commonly designated empiricists . Although Hume s grouping with such thinkers as… … The Deleuze dictionary
Hume, David — (1711 76) by Cliff Stagoll David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and religious theorist, and perhaps the best known of the philosophers commonly designated empiricists . Although Hume s grouping with such thinkers as… … The Deleuze dictionary
Hume, David — (1711 76) Although his first book, A Treatise of Human Nature, received a bad reception on its publication between 1739 and 1740, Hume did not let this prevent him from publishing An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding in 1748. This… … Christian Philosophy
Principle of individuation — The Principle of Individuation is a criterion which supposedly individuates or numerically distinguishes the members of the kind for which it is given, i.e. by which we can supposedly determine, regarding any kind of thing, when we have more than … Wikipedia
HUME, DAVID — philosopher and historian, born in Edinburgh, the younger son of a Berwickshire laird; after trial of law and mercantile life gave himself up to study and speculation; spent much of his life in France, and fraternised with the sceptical… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
David Hume — For other people named David Hume, see David Hume (disambiguation). David Hume David Hume Born 7 May 1711(1711 05 07) Edinburgh, Scotland Died 25 August 1776( … Wikipedia
