Hume’s Epistemological Evolution Test Bank

A New Perspective on Hume’s Epistemology

A central concern in Hume scholarship is the relationship between his early Treatise of Human Nature and later Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. Is the Enquiry a simplified restatement of the Treatise, or do the two substantially differ?

Uncovering Hume’s Epistemological Evolution

Hsueh M. Qu provides a new interpretation of Hume’s epistemology, addressing perennial questions of Hume scholarship. He argues that the Enquiry differs from the Treatise due to Hume’s changing response to skepticism between the two works.

A Radically Different Epistemology

The Enquiry emphasizes epistemological aspects, offering a sophisticated internalist reliabilism. Hume’s Epistemological Evolution establishes the Enquiry as a worthy object of philosophical study, with a broader narrative encompassing both works.