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Hume's Skepticism and People's Defense of It

Tan Ke-hua

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The skepticism of Hume has put forward a series of new subjects of human rationality.Up to now,Hume's distinguish achievements in demonstration of skepticism in subjests such as rationality,the ground of the objectivity of knowledge,and the existence of objective material world,are still a tough question obsessing human rationality.Certainly,later thinkers have given relative controversy on every aspect of Hume's skepticism.There lies great significance in Hume's skepticism itself,as well as people's defense of it.

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The skepticism of Hume has put forward a series of new subjects of human rationality.Up to now,Hume's distinguish achievements in demonstration of skepticism in subjests such as rationality,the ground of the objectivity of knowledge,and the existence of objective material world,are still a tough question obsessing human rationality.Certainly,later thinkers have given relative controversy on every aspect of Hume's skepticism.There lies great significance in Hume's skepticism itself,as well as people's defense of it.

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The skepticism of Hume has put forward a series of new subjects of human rationality.Up to now,Hume's distinguish achievements in demonstration of skepticism in subjests such as rationality,the ground of the objectivity of knowledge,and the existence of objective material world,are still a tough question obsessing human rationality.Certainly,later thinkers have given relative controversy on every aspect of Hume's skepticism.There lies great significance in Hume's skepticism itself,as well as people's defense of it.

Key concepts: Skepticism, Rationality, Objectivity (philosophy), Epistemology, Philosophy, Psychology

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