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Naturalisme et scepticisme

Le problème de l’identité personnelle chez David Hume

Iris Douzant    Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, France; Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    

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Hume is qualified as a naturalist in two respects: on the one hand, because he sets himself to observe natural phenomena and more precisely those relating to human nature; on the other hand, because nature refers to a mental activity that eludes the grasp of the thought that tries to seize it. Hume’s dealing with the issue of personal identity creates a tension between these two meanings of naturalism – the power of nature seems to escape the understanding of the philosopher who tries to give reasons for it and both sides of Humian naturalism dissociate themselves. If this tension is not positively resolved, in the opinion of Hume himself, it is reduced through the use of a radical scepticism.

Published
July 27, 2019
Accepted
March 21, 2019
Submitted
Feb. 5, 2019
Language
FR
ISBN (PRINT)
978-88-6969-326-7
ISBN (EBOOK)
978-88-6969-325-0

Keywords: ScepticismPersonal identityNaturalismConsciousnessSelfDavid Hume

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