New Hume Debate

'[My] remarks only scratch the surface of this interesting debate and the valuable contributions that are included in this volume. The editors have done an excellent job of choosing and presenting the most important papers on this subject.' Paul Russell, Journal of the History of Philosophy 'The New Hume Debate collects the latest version of the views of both those who got this argument going...and those who have found the New Hume hardest to swallow.' TLS '...some excellent contributions that genuinely advance the debate.' British Journal for the History of Philosophy 'Rupert Read and Kenneth A. Richman have assembled some outstanding articles...focusing on the interpretation of Hume as a sceptical realist.' Studies on Eighteenth-Century Scotland For decades scholars thought they knew Hume's position on the existence of causes and objects - he was a sceptic. However, this received view has been thrown into question by the 'new' readings of Hume as a sceptical realist. The New Hume Debate is the first book to fully document the most influential contemporary readings of Hume's work. Featuring three new chapters by P. J. E. Kail, Peter Millican and Janet Broughton, this fully revised and updated paperback edition includes a brand new preface and a clear introduction and conclusion, placing the main players in the New Hume debate in context. Setting the stage for the contributors to state and defend their positions, this outstanding volume brings the debate beyond textual issues in Hume to explore contemporary philosophical issues concerning causation and knowledge of the external world, offering the reader a superb model for scholarly debate. The New Hume Debate is essential reading for anyone interested in Hume, the history of ideas, the history of science and eighteenth century philosophy. Rupert Read is Senior Lecturer at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Kenneth A. Richman is Associate Professor at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Contributors: Martin Bell, Simon Blackburn, Janet Broughton, Edward Craig, Daniel Flage, Anne Jaap Jacobson, P.J.E. Kail, Peter Millican, Galen Strawson, Barry Stroud, Kenneth P. Winkler, John P. Wright. PHILOSOPHYRead, Rupert is the author of 'New Hume Debate ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415399753 and ISBN 0415399750.