A Pluralistic Universe · Character
David Hume
Scottish empiricist philosopher whose ideas on experience are invoked.
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Also known as David Hume, David Eitchie—to, David, Hume
First appearance: lecture i the types of philosophic thinking
David Hume shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
James references Hume's notion that all distinct perceptions are distinct existences, which he sees as the major premise of the absolutist argument.
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In III: James references Hume's notion that all distinct perceptions are distinct existences, which he sees as the major premise of the absolutist argument. Later, in Appendix B: The Experience of Activity: James…
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See David Hume in lecture i the types of philosophic thinking