Delve into David Hume’s core questions about identity, belief, and how we know the world.
This selection from The Philosophy of Hume gathers key passages that explore how thoughts arise, how we form beliefs, and why reason alone struggles to justify our knowledge of causes and existence.
The pages frame a clear view of Hume’s skepticism and his examination of how the imagination shapes our ideas. Readable and precise, this edition helps readers see how our mind moves from impressions to beliefs, and where certainty ends and probability begins.
- Learn how ideas and impressions connect in the mind and how that connection guides belief.
- Explore Hume’s analysis of causation, necessary connection, and why experience can’t prove universal truths.
- See why probability rests on likeness and past patterns rather than certain demonstration.
- Grasp how doubt, imagination, and everyday reasoning interact in philosophical thought.
Ideal for readers of philosophy, psychology, and anyone curious about how we think and why we doubt.