Philosophers have long disagreed about whether poetry, drama, and other literary arts are important to philosophy; and among those who believe that they are important, explanations of that importance have differed greatly. This paper aims to explain and illustrate some of the reasons why Hume found literature to be an important topic for philosophy and philosophers. Philosophy, he holds, can he...

The issue of time-awareness presents a critical challenge for empiricism: if temporal properties are not directly perceived, how do we become aware of them? A unique empiricist account of time-awareness suggested by Hume’s comments on time in the Treatise avoids the problems characteristic of other empiricist accounts. Hume’s theory, however, has some counter-intuitive consequences. The failure...

The Review of Metaphysics Volume 27 Issue 3 / March1974 William A. Wallace Aquinas on the Temporal Relation Between Cause and Effect IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND VIEWS more markedly opposed regarding the temporal relation between cause and effect than those propounded respectively by Hume and Aristotle. For Hume, cause and effect must be temporally distinct; in fact, almost by definition the c...

This paper provides epistemological support for one of Hume?s numerous critiques the teleological arguments God?s existence. Hume explores following question: can we explain observed harmony universe without appealing to work an intelligent creator? The answer, presented through character Philo, appears be positive. I will try defend this position. Following theory space, and exploring relation...