An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
Hume pulled the rug out from under everything we think we know — causation, miracles, the self — with ruthless clarity.
“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.”
Why It Matters
Hume pulled the rug out from under everything we think we know — causation, miracles, the self — with ruthless clarity. This book forced philosophy to deal with the problem of induction: just because the sun rose yesterday does not mean it will rise tomorrow. Kant said Hume woke him from his "dogmatic slumber," and modern empiricism starts here.
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Personal reviewProbably the most rigorously clear yet readable philosophy book i ever read. I largely agree with his propositions even if they aren’t too ambitious
Notable Quotes
“Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.”
“Custom, then, is the great guide of human life.”