Hume on Testimony
Today we will do a brief overview of the early modern period and discuss Hume on testimony (with Shepherd’s response to it) as a class.
Don’t forget that the History Quiz is on Thursday.
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Those who found today’s topic interesting may also be interested in the following resources:
Terence Penelhum, The Paranormal, Miracles, and David Hume
Victor Repport, Hume on Miracles, Frequencies, and Prior Probabilities
Miracles at the SEP
Epistemological Problems of Testimony at the SEP
Sample chapter for Fogelin’s A Defense of Hume on Miracles
William Adams, An Essay in Answer to Hume’s Essay on Miracles
George Campbell, A Dissertation on Miracles
