my favorite part was the little drum beat XD.... nah just kidding. Very basic on Hume and, since you talked about inductive arguments, you should have at least mentioned deductive arguments. Very nice video though very clear and smooth on key points. You should do one on Decarte
I love Hume, but I have to confess that he was not the most consistent skeptic. His argument against the possibility of miracles is lame. It collapses when one considers that induction produces the notion of "natural laws" in the first place. Furthermore, he utilized a very naive and insensible view of probability, which has been replaced by Bayesian theory. Hume's arguments against the popular "natural theology" of the Anglican Christians and deists of his time are quite good, though.
I like some of Hume's views, but he doesn't fit into a tidy 'Enlightenment-progress vs. Backwards-religion' narrative. He defended racism in print against religious critics like James Beattie, William Wilberforce & John Newton (going so far as to call Beattie 'a bigoted fellow' for having had the temerity to challenge Humean racism). Hume pretended to have reason on his side, but many of his more devout contemporaries were more enlightened on this score.
An excellent episode. Can we do requests do or do you have a preset list of which philosophers you'll talk about? I'd like to hear your spin on Heidegger and phenomenology.
Wonderful. There cannot be enough of this kind of thing, and that this one is about Hume (truly as great as you say - it's difficult to overstate his brilliance) just makes it more of a delight to watch. As a philosophy student, most of this is not new to me, and yet in Hume's words I am always finding new implications that I had missed, and consequences I could not previously detect. His words are a constant source of inspiration.
I want that Hume shirt!
Jerome92085 1 month ago
Thank you for this.
Gave a ot of food for thought.
auritone 3 months ago
love the song. Take five. . .
wewantsainty89 11 months ago
Sweet video.
ExplicitAPR 11 months ago
my favorite part was the little drum beat XD.... nah just kidding. Very basic on Hume and, since you talked about inductive arguments, you should have at least mentioned deductive arguments. Very nice video though very clear and smooth on key points. You should do one on Decarte
LedZepOnWeed 1 year ago
an excellent view of someone you know much about
hamsandvich 1 year ago
I love Hume, but I have to confess that he was not the most consistent skeptic. His argument against the possibility of miracles is lame. It collapses when one considers that induction produces the notion of "natural laws" in the first place. Furthermore, he utilized a very naive and insensible view of probability, which has been replaced by Bayesian theory. Hume's arguments against the popular "natural theology" of the Anglican Christians and deists of his time are quite good, though.
ElasticGiraffe 1 year ago
If David Hume lived today, do you think he would be a major part of the new atheistic movement led by Dawkins, Hitchens, etc.?
chaseren123 1 year ago
Kant provided a satisfactory solution to the problem of induction, did he not?
hippymilk 1 year ago
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@hippymilk no kant did not. you can prove this by the fact that we are still trying to figure it out.
bodhidharma78 2 months ago
I like some of Hume's views, but he doesn't fit into a tidy 'Enlightenment-progress vs. Backwards-religion' narrative. He defended racism in print against religious critics like James Beattie, William Wilberforce & John Newton (going so far as to call Beattie 'a bigoted fellow' for having had the temerity to challenge Humean racism). Hume pretended to have reason on his side, but many of his more devout contemporaries were more enlightened on this score.
praymont 1 year ago 2
make more! These are fantastic.
rottenspectre 1 year ago
An excellent episode. Can we do requests do or do you have a preset list of which philosophers you'll talk about? I'd like to hear your spin on Heidegger and phenomenology.
renumeratedfrog 2 years ago 7
Wonderful. There cannot be enough of this kind of thing, and that this one is about Hume (truly as great as you say - it's difficult to overstate his brilliance) just makes it more of a delight to watch. As a philosophy student, most of this is not new to me, and yet in Hume's words I am always finding new implications that I had missed, and consequences I could not previously detect. His words are a constant source of inspiration.
Great stuff. Keep 'em coming!
smazeny 2 years ago 5