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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction: Hume’s Life and Work
Hume’s Life and Times
The Structure of Book 1 of the Treatise and Its Place In Hume’s Work
The Place of the Treatise In the History of Philosophy: Precursors, Influences and Effects
Aims and Methods
Further Reading
Chapter 2: Hume’s Theory of the Mind
The Contents of the Mind
Impressions and Ideas
The Copy Principle and the Missing Shade of Blue
The Copy Principle and Empiricism
The Association of Ideas
Abstract Ideas
Hume’s Theory of Thought
Further Reading
Chapter 3: Causation, Induction and Necessary Connection
The Grounds of Belief and the Role of Causation
The Idea of Cause
The Causal Maxim
Inference from the Observed to the Unobserved
The Nature and Causes of Belief
The Idea of Necessary Connection
Further Reading
Chapter 4: The External World
The Continued and Distinct Existence of Body
The Vulgar and Philosophical Forms of the Belief In Body
The Causes of the Vulgar Form of the Belief In Body: Constancy and Coherence
The Role of Identity
The Philosophical Belief In Double Existence
Further Reading
Chapter 5: The Self and Personal Identity
The Fiction of Personal Identity
The Reification of Perceptions
The Rejection of the Substantial Self
Hume’s Account of the Source of the Mistake
Objections to Hume
Further Reading
Bibliography
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