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Notes • Hume was called “the prophet of the Wittgensteinian revolution” by N. Phillipson
• David Fate Norton (1993) asserted that Hume was “the first post-sceptical philosopher of the
early modern period
19.7 Key-Words
1. Empiricism : The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.
2. Skepticism : Doubt about the truth of something.
19.8 Review Questions
1. What is the problem of miracle? Discuss.
2. Discuss Hume’s life and works.
3. Write a short note on Of Essay Writing by David Hume.
Answers: Self-Assessment
1. (i)(c) (ii)(b) (iii)(c)
19.9 Further Readings
1. David Hume, selected Essays Oxford World Classics, Oxford University Press.
2. Davide Hume Essays (Of Essay Writing).
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