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David Hume and the Enlightenment Legacy

Generally acclaimed as the greatest philosopher of the Enlightenment, David Hume has been, nevertheless, a problem for Enlightenment historians. In terms of the Enlightenment's own standards of empiricism and demonstrable philosophical tenets, Hume's is by far the most "legitimate" philosophy of the age, yet it is almost diametrically opposed to the traditional historical characterization of the Enlightenment. Consequently, historians must re-assess the empirical character of the Enlightenment, acknowledging it as yet another Age of Faith rather than science (as Becker contends), or acknowledge Hume's as the most valid Enlightenment philosophy. Such a re-assessment and study of Hume's conclusions would dramatically alter Enlightenment histories and provide meaningful insights into the actual Enlightenment legacy regarding modern man and his society.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504454
Date12 1900
CreatorsPerez, Joan Jenkins
ContributorsPainter, William E., Scroggs, Jack B., 1919-
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 225 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Perez, Joan Jenkins, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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