<p>Today we&#39;re going to become Humean, All Too Humean. This is an introduction to David Hume&#39;s life and works, brief consideration of his influences, and deep dive into Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding - the work that woke Kant from his dogmatic slumber. In our analysis we discuss: Hume&#39;s &#39;two species of philosophy&#39;; Hume&#39;s distinction between ideas &amp; impressions, and between relations of ideas &amp; matters of fact; his critique of causality; his explanation of habit, or custom as a &#39;guide to human life&#39;; a brief look at his comments on probability, on free will, on miracles; and Hume&#39;s moderate skepticism versus what he calls, Pyrrhonism.</p><p><br></p>

The Nietzsche Podcast

Untimely Reflections

134: David Hume - Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

MAR 3, 2026114 MIN
The Nietzsche Podcast

134: David Hume - Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

MAR 3, 2026114 MIN

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<p>Today we&#39;re going to become Humean, All Too Humean. This is an introduction to David Hume&#39;s life and works, brief consideration of his influences, and deep dive into Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding - the work that woke Kant from his dogmatic slumber. In our analysis we discuss: Hume&#39;s &#39;two species of philosophy&#39;; Hume&#39;s distinction between ideas &amp; impressions, and between relations of ideas &amp; matters of fact; his critique of causality; his explanation of habit, or custom as a &#39;guide to human life&#39;; a brief look at his comments on probability, on free will, on miracles; and Hume&#39;s moderate skepticism versus what he calls, Pyrrhonism.</p><p><br></p>