Her Conclusions—With Which He Is in Love: Why Hume Would Fancy Anscombe
The features of Hume's philosophy which I have mentioned, like many other features of it, would incline me to think that Hume was a mere—brilliant—sophist; and his procedures are certainly sophistical. But I am forced, not to reverse, but to add to, this judgment by a peculiarity of Hume's...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2010]
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Christian bioethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-186 |
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| Summary: | The features of Hume's philosophy which I have mentioned, like many other features of it, would incline me to think that Hume was a mere—brilliant—sophist; and his procedures are certainly sophistical. But I am forced, not to reverse, but to add to, this judgment by a peculiarity of Hume's philosophizing: namely that although he reaches his conclusions—with which he is in love—by sophistical methods, his considerations constantly open up very deep and important problems … hence he is a very profound and great philosopher, in spite of his sophistry.1 |
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| ISSN: | 1744-4195 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christian bioethics
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