The Myth of Determinism

Even in regard to the physical world, Hume denies that "the ultimate connection of any objects [is] discoverable either by our senses or reason," and his skepticism will evidently apply even more to human life and the rough-and-ready-though entirely proper, and on occasion brilliant-causal...

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Published inRaritan Vol. 26; no. 2; p. 79
Main Author Furbank, P N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Brunswick Rutgers University 01.10.2006
Subjects
Cancer
Determinism
Hypotheses
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Summary:Even in regard to the physical world, Hume denies that "the ultimate connection of any objects [is] discoverable either by our senses or reason," and his skepticism will evidently apply even more to human life and the rough-and-ready-though entirely proper, and on occasion brilliant-causal surmises we entertain about it. This, evidently, was the approach in the long-contested inquiry into smoking and lung cancer, and is the one being used at present in the study of greenhouse gases and climate change.
ISSN:0275-1607