Newton and Hume

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and time • Cartesianism In the Introduction to his Treatise, Hume (1739/ 2007) writes that Newtonian sciences, like "Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, and Natural Religion, are in some measure dependent on the science of Man; since they lie under the cognizance of men, and are judged of by their powers and faculties" (T Intro 4; Schliesser 2008, Section 1). The critical interpretation emphasizes Hume's ambition to establish the science of humanity as "the only solid foundation for the other sciences" (T Intro 7). All