David Hume · Philosophy

The Problem of Causation

Hume argues that we never observe a necessary connection between cause and effect - only one event constantly followed by another. Our idea of causal necessity comes not from the world but from a habit of the mind.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Hume holds we never perceive a necessary connection between cause and effect, only one event regularly followed by another (constant conjunction), and that the idea of necessity comes from custom in the mind. Explain his analysis.

Leads to Immanuel Kant.

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