Hume on Testimony

by Dan O'Brien

This book is the first devoted to Hume's conception of testimony. Hume is usually taken to be a reductionist with respect to testimony, with trust in others dependent on the evidence possessed by individuals concerning the reliability of texts or speakers. This account is taken from Hume's essay on miracles in An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. O'Brien, though, looks wider than the miracles essay, turning to what Hume says...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367217937
• ISBN13: 9780367217938
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"