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Hume and Vital Materialism (2016)

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Hume was not a philosopher famed for what are sometimes called ‘ontological commitments'. Nevertheless, few contemporary scholars doubt that Hume was an atheist, and the present essay tenders the view that Hume was favourably disposed to the 'vital materialism' of post-Newtonian natural philosophers in England, Scotland and France. Both internalist arguments, collating passages from a range of Hume's works, and externalist arguments, reviewing the likely sources of his knowledge of ancient materialism and his association with his materialistic contemporaries are employed.

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Authors & Contributors
Wolfe, Charles T.
Kaitaro, Timo
John A. McCarthy
Jacqueline Anne Taylor
Giovanni Cristiani
Jolley, Nicholas
Concepts
Philosophy
Materialism
Vitalism
Mechanism; mechanical philosophy
Gods; deities; spirits
Monism
Time Periods
18th century
17th century
19th century
Enlightenment
Early modern
20th century, early
Places
France
Scotland
Germany
Great Britain
Institutions
Université de Montpellier
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