Hume - Enquiry

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Hume - Enquiry

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Jul 22, 2007

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How do we learn about the world? David Hume's answer, like Locke's, was via experience. In this podcast, based on Nigel Warburton's Philosophy: The Classics, outlines Hume's views on a number of issues such as induction, causation, and miracles.

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Jul 22, 2007

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Titles in the series (18)

Nigel Warburton reads from his book Philosophy: The Classics

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Hume - Enquiry: How do we learn about the world? David Hume's answer, like Locke's, was via experience. In this podcast, based on Nigel Warburton's Philosophy: The Classics, outlines Hume's views on a number of issues such as induction, causation, and miracles. by Philosophy: The Classics
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