Projection and Realism in Hume's Philosophy

by Peter Kail and P.J.E. Kail

Book Overview

In his writings, Hume talks of our 'gilding and staining' natural objects, and of the mind's propensity to 'spread itself' on the world. This has led commentators to use the metaphor of 'projection' in connection with his philosophy: Hume is held to have taught that causal power and self are projections, that God is a projection of our fear, and that value is a projection of sentiment. By considering what it is about Hume's writing that occasions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199575657
• ISBN13: 9780199575657
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"