Hume’s Science of Human Nature

David Landy is Associate Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University. He is the author of Kant’s Inferentialism: The Case Against Hume (Routledge, 2015).

• IntroductionChapter 1: Two Case Studies: The Impression-Idea and Simple-Complex DistinctionsChapter 2: Hume’s Scientific RealismChapter 3: The Course of Science: Substance, Language, and ReasonChapter 4: The Science of BodyChapter 5: Necessary Connection and Substantial ExplanationChapter 6: Explanation and Personal Identity in the Appendix

"Hume’s Science of Human Nature offers, and capably defends, a deeply original way of understanding Hume’s theoretical framework. The interpretation renders Hume’s naturalistic project a much more sophisticated endeavour than typically thought. It is an excellent and welcome addition to the literature."-Hsueh Qu, National University of Singapore"Landy does an outstanding job of highlighting the significance of some long-standing debates regarding Hume’s theory of representation by showing how they affect important questions about Hume’s account of scientific explanation and science in general."-Miren Boehm, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee