Projection and Necessity in Hume |
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Authors: | P. J. E. Kail |
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Affiliation: | Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, UK |
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Abstract: | This paper discusses the metaphor of projection in relation to Hume's treatment of causal necessity. I argue that the best understanding of projection shows it to be compatible with taking Hume to be a 'sceptical realist' about causal necessity, albeit an agnostic one. |
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