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Humean Bodies and their Consequences

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Authors:
  1. Ruth Weintraub

    1. Department of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

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  • Takes both an interpretive and analytic approach to Hume's philosophy
  • Aimed at not only academics but also graduate students and researchers
  • Defends the very contentious Idealist interpretation of Hume on external objects

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Ruth Weintraub
    Pages 1-4

  3. Interpretation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Interpreting Hume on Bodies

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 7-17

    3. Arguments for the Idealist Interpretation

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 19-30

    4. Meeting Objections to the Idealist Interpretation

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 31-39

  4. Metaphysical Consequences of the Idealist Interpretation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
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    2. Consequences of the Idealist Interpretation for the Unity of Space

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 43-62

    3. Consequences of the Idealist Interpretation for Causation

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 63-70

    4. Consequences of the Idealist Interpretation for the Divisibility of Space

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 71-80

  5. Consequences of the Idealist Interpretation for Hume’s Science of Man

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Spatial and Causal Thoughts from an Idealist Point of View

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 83-86

    3. How the Two Interpretations Impinge on Hume’s Nominalism

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 87-97

    4. Geometry from the Materialist and Idealist Perspectives

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 99-108

  6. Consequences of the Idealist Interpretation for Hume’s Methodology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. The Idealist Interpretation Renders Hume More of an Empiricist

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 111-138

  7. Epistemological Consequences of Idealism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. Materialism Is More Sceptical than Idealism in Hume’s System

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 141-142

    3. Improving on Hume’s Account of the Way We Generalise from Experience

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 143-158

    4. An Improved Account of the Belief in the Continued Existence of Bodies

      • Ruth Weintraub
      Pages 159-163
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About this book

This book defends the very contentious Idealist interpretation of Hume on external objects, and draws from it far-reaching metaphysical and epistemological consequences for Hume’s philosophy. Its interest is both interpretive and analytic. The content Hume ascribes to the belief in “bodies” is susceptible to more than one reading, and has not been systematically considered. Upholding the Idealistic interpretation is interesting in its own right, but also yields several important conclusions about the spatiality of objects, causation, Hume’s “science of man” and his epistemology. For instance, it argues that the Idealist reading means that there are no cross-temporal spatial relationships, and that the (more prevalent) Materialist reading takes Hume further away from methodological empiricism than does the Idealist counterpart, and may render his practice less in conformity with his official methodology. The monograph is therefore of great interest to not only academics but also scholars, graduate students and researchers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Ruth Weintraub

About the author

Ruth Weintraub is Professor of Philosophy at Tel-Aviv University. Her publications include The Sceptical Challenge (1997), as well as articles in epistemology, on paradoxes and the philosophy of David Hume.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Humean Bodies and their Consequences

  • Authors: Ruth Weintraub

  • Series Title: Jerusalem Studies in Philosophy and History of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50799-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-50798-4Published: 08 February 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-50801-1Due: 10 March 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-50799-1Published: 07 February 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2524-4248

  • Series E-ISSN: 2524-4256

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 189

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy, general

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