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Hume's Radical Scepticism and the Fate of Naturalized Epistemology

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Innovations in Philosophy (PIIP)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

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About this book

Treating David Hume as a partner in a continuing philosophical dialogue, this book tries to come to terms with Hume's influential thoughts on scepticism and naturalism in a way that sheds light on contemporary philosophy and its relationship to science.

Reviews

“Kevin Meeker’s extremely stimulating book is self-consciously set against scholarly consensus. … I have only been able to give a flavour of Meeker’s book, and it is something that should be read by anyone interested in Hume’s epistemology.” (P. J. E. Kail, Dialectica, Vol. 69 (4), December, 2015)

"Kevin Meeker is the secret hero of recent Hume scholarship; he patiently and with careful and clear arguments returned it from the darkness which had engulfed it. Meeker's book will let more in on the secret: it forces us all to confront the radical skepticism at the heart of Hume's philosophy. In addition he uses Hume's philosophy to illuminate later philosophers (especially Quine) and helps us think more wisely with Hume about on-going debates in contemporary philosophy (especially epistemology and philosophy of religion)." - Eric Schliesser, Ghent University

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of South Alabama, USA

    Kevin Meeker

About the author

KEVIN MEEKER is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Alabama. He has co-edited The Philosophical Challenge of Religious Diversity with Phil Quinn. In addition, he has published many articles in journals such as Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, American Philosophical Quarterly, and Hume Studies.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hume's Radical Scepticism and the Fate of Naturalized Epistemology

  • Authors: Kevin Meeker

  • Series Title: Palgrave Innovations in Philosophy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137025555

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-02554-8Published: 22 October 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-43895-2Published: 01 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-02555-5Published: 30 May 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2946-2851

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-286X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 196

  • Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Epistemology

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