Hume's preference for the enquiry: A reply to Miller
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Buckle, Stephen. (2013). Hume's preference for the enquiry: A reply to Miller. British Journal for the History of Philosophy. 21(6), pp. 1219 - 1229. https://doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2013.867475
Authors | Buckle, Stephen |
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Abstract | Jon Charles Miller argues that the ‘New Humeans’ stress the primacy of An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding over A Treatise of Human Nature, and that this is indefensible because it relies on omitting and distorting negative aspects surrounding Hume's statements of this preference. Miller's argument is not successful: first, the battle lines between ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Humeans are not reducible to the primacy of either text; nor are his specific objections to the letters convincing. Moreover, the Enquiry is not, as Miller supposes, softer than the Treatise on controversial religious questions. In fact, his particular focus on religious questions provides a plausible explanation for Hume's preference. |
Year | 2013 |
Journal | British Journal for the History of Philosophy |
Journal citation | 21 (6), pp. 1219 - 1229 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 0960-8788 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2013.867475 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84890946060 |
Page range | 1219 - 1229 |
Research Group | School of Philosophy |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/88zv2/hume-s-preference-for-the-enquiry-a-reply-to-miller
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