Hume's Theory of Causation

Presents an interpretation of David Hume's account of what a 'cause' is. This book emphasises on the connections between Hume's theories of cause, space and time, morals, and aesthetics. It presents an argument that Hume's causal theory is best understood

Angela M. Coventry teaches philosophy at Portland State University, Oregon, USA

Abbreviations	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
The topic	p. 1
The plan	p. 3
Postscript	p. 5
Realism and Anti-Realism	p. 7
Introduction	p. 7
Realism	p. 7
Causal realism	p. 12
Moral realism	p. 15
Scientific realism	p. 16
Realism in general	p. 18
Anti-realism	p. 21
Reductionism	p. 21
Constructivism	p. 24
Instrumentalism	p. 28
Conclusion	p. 32
Quasi-Realism: An Intermediate Alternative	p. 42
Introduction	p. 42
Quasi-realism	p. 42
Quasi-realism and the Frege-Geach problem	p. 47
Queasy-realism	p. 56
Quasi-realism as realism	p. 57
Quasi-realism as anti-realism	p. 58
Quasi-realism as an intermediate position	p. 61
Quasi-realism as fictionalism	p. 70
Conclusion	p. 72
Hume's Theory of Causation	p. 77
Introduction	p. 77
The origin and association of ideas	p. 77
The copy principle	p. 80
Principles of association	p. 82
The relation of cause and effect	p. 83
Necessary connections	p. 89
Rules to judge causes and effects	p. 94
Conclusion	p. 98
The Intermediate Interpretation Applied to Hume's Theory of Causation	p. 105
Introduction	p. 105
Causal realist interpretations	p. 106
Causal anti-realist interpretations	p. 111
The intermediate interpretation outlined	p. 115
Hume's theory of truth	p. 117
The imaginary standard	p. 120
A causal standard	p. 133
The intermediate interpretation concluded	p. 137
Objections considered	p. 139
An advantage of the intermediate interpretation	p. 142
Conclusion	p. 146
Bibliography	p. 153
Index	p. 163
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