David Hume: His Pyrrhonism and his Critique of Pyrrhonism

Popkin, Richard H.

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“…In addressing this topic, the majority of commentators have tended to direct their focus on the Treatise rather than the Enquiry , as a quick examination of the literature will verify: for some examples, see Baier (), Garrett (), Owen (), Loeb (), Ridge () Kail (), Russell (), Durland (), Qu (), Schafer (), Schmitt (), and Ainslie (). Those who address the Enquiry often take it to express essentially the same message as the Treatise , for instance Popkin (, p. 406), Fogelin (, p. 399) Livingston (, p. 160), Stroud (, p. 230), and McCormick (, p. 446); Fogelin () and Garrett (, Ch. 7) do not explicitly take a stand on the relation between the two, but seem to treat them as continuous .…”

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“…Having offered my interpretation of EHU 12 above, I will in this section briefly engage with the more standard reading of EHU 12 as embodying a deep theoretical scepticism (e.g. Popkin ; Penelhum ; Fogelin ; Fogelin ; Winkler ) . I will address some passages that seem to suggest this sceptical reading, pointing out how my non‐sceptical interpretation can accommodate these passages.…”

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“… One might attempt to circumvent this worry by simply arguing that Hume takes various views from various standpoints, and there is no need to think that these different views are reconcilable. ‘Perspectivalist’ interpretations of this form are defended by Strawson (), Popkin (), Fogelin (), de Pierris (), Russell (), and Hakkarainen (). I lack the space to address such interpretations here, but see also Durland (, pp.…”

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Hume's Internalist Epistemology inEHU 12

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Philos Phenomenol Research

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Much has been written about Kemp Smith's (1941) famous problem regarding the tension between Hume's naturalism and his scepticism. However, most commentators have focused their attention on the Treatise; those who address the Enquiry often take it to express essentially the same message as the Treatise. When Hume's scepticism in the Enquiry has been investigated in its own right, commentators have tended to focus on Hume's inductive scepticism in Sections 4 and 5. All in all, it seems that Section 12 has been unduly neglected. This paper seeks to address Kemp Smith's problem from the standpoint of Hume's treatment of scepticism in EHU 12, and finds an interesting internalist account that makes sense both of Hume's discussion in EHU 12, and his aims in the Enquiry as a whole. Moreover, it is one that is of substantive philosophical interest, having intriguing parallels to contemporary epistemological accounts.

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“…For discussions of this issue, see Coleman ; Fieser ; Palkoska ; Popkin ; and Livingston , 1–11, 35–45, 146–48, 160–62.…”

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Challenging the State: Teaching Alternative Historiographies in Early Modern Politics

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2015

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This article argues that we can improve the way we teach early modern political philosophy if we introduce students to alternative views about the development of the state. First, it summarizes the work of contemporary philosophers and historians who are critical of the modern state. Second, it points out ways in which early social contract theorists take the state for granted. Third, it argues that alternative views about the development of the state can help students take a more critical perspective on standard works of early modern political philosophy. Fourth, it argues that these alternative views will help students better understand dissenting voices in early modern political philosophy.

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“…My reading followsPopkin (1966) (on Popkin on the crucial influence of Pyrrhonism on modern philosophy in general, see Maia Neto's chapter in this volume). See alsoBaxter (2006; 2008: ch.…”

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A Pyrrhonian Interpretation of Hume on Assent

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Skepticism : From Antiquity to the Present

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David Hume: His Pyrrhonism and his Critique of Pyrrhonism

Cited by 9 publications

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Hume's Internalist Epistemology inEHU 12

Hume's Internalist Epistemology inEHU 12

Challenging the State: Teaching Alternative Historiographies in Early Modern Politics

A Pyrrhonian Interpretation of Hume on Assent

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