A Companion to Hume Book

Introduction 1

Hume's Context 19

1 Hume in the Enlightenment Tradition Stephen Buckle Buckle, Stephen 21

Pt. I Mind and Knowledge 39

2 Hume's Theory of Ideas Don Garrett Garrett, Don 41

3 Hume on Memory and Imagination Saul Traiger Traiger, Saul 58

4 Hume and the Origin of Our Ideas of Space and Time Wayne Waxman Waxman, Wayne 72

5 Hume on the Relation of Cause and Effect Francis Watanabe Dauer Dauer, Francis Watanabe 89

6 Inductive Inference in Hume's Philosophy Louis E. Loeb Loeb, Louis E. 106

7 Hume on Belief in the External World Michel Malherbe Malherbe, Michel 126

8 Hume on Personal Identity Donald C. Ainslie Ainslie, Donald C. 140

Pt. II Passions and Action 157

9 Hume's Indirect Passions Rachel Cohon Cohon, Rachel 159

10 Hume on the Direct Passions and Motivation Tito Magri Magri, Tito 185

11 Hume on Liberty and Necessity John Bricke Bricke, John 201

Pt. III Morality and Beauty 217

12 Hume on Moral Rationalism, Sentimentalism, and Sympathy Charlotte R. Brown Brown, Charlotte R. 219

13 Sympathy and Hume's Spectator-centered Theory of Virtue Kate Abramson Abramson, Kate 240

14 Hume's Theory of Justice, or Artificial Virtue Eugenio Lecaldano Lecaldano, Eugenio 257

15 Hume on Beauty and Virtue Jacqueline Taylor Taylor, Jacqueline 273

16 Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals: Incomparably the Best? Annette C. Baier Baier, Annette C. 293

Pt. IV Religion 321

17 Hume's Views on Religion: Intellectual and Cultural Influences Terence Penelhum Penelhum, Terence 323

18 Hume on the Nature and Existence of God Martin Bell Bell, Martin 338

19 Hume on Miracles and Immortality Michael P. Levine Levine, Michael P. 353

Pt. V Economics,Politics, and History 371

20 Hume's Economic Theory Tatsuya Sakamoto Sakamoto, Tatsuya 373

21 "One of the Finest and Most Subtile Inventions": Hume on Government Richard H. Dees Dees, Richard H. 388

22 "The Most Illustrious Philosopher and Historian of the Age": Hume's History of England Mark Salber Phillips Phillips, Mark Salber 406

Pt. VI Contemporary Themes 423

23 Hume's Naturalism and His Skepticism Janet Broughton Broughton, Janet 425

24 Is Hume a Realist or an Anti-realist? P. J. E. Kail Kail, P. J. E. 441

25 Hume's Epistemological Legacy William Edward Morris Morris, William Edward 457

26 The Humean Theory of Motivation and Its Critics Elizabeth S. Radcliffe Radcliffe, Elizabeth S. 477

27 The Sources of Normativity in Hume's Moral Theory Tom L. Beauchamp Beauchamp, Tom L. 493

28 Hume's Metaethics: Is Hume a Moral Noncognitivist? Nicholas L. Sturgeon Sturgeon, Nicholas L. 513

Bibliography 529

Index 553