...that Hume might hold the view that there is something like one human nature. For example, he writes: Even Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, and Natural...men, and are judged of by their powers and faculties. Tis impossible to tell what changes and improvements we might make in these sciences were we thoroughly...

...Their reason, as set out by Hume in his introduction to the Treatise, was that 'all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature and that,...they still return back by one passage or another' (T, p. xv). There are sciences like those of logic, morals, criticism, and politics which have a closer...

...ideas," gives some plausibility to the following suggestion: 'Tis is evident, that all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature; and...dependent on the science of MAN; since they lie under the cognisance of men, and are judged of by their powers and faculties. (THN, xix). This is not solely...

...inauguration of a course in anthropology in the year 1772. Tis evident, that all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature; and...men, and are judged of by their powers and faculties. . . . Here then is the only expedient, from which we can hope for success in our philosophical researches....

...p. xiii. 39 By the way, this is exactly what Hume has promised in the introduction to the Treatise. 'Even Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, and Natural...men, and are judged of by their powers and faculties' (77xv). such questions, because it is by nature a self-questioning activity. The reason for this is...

...Introduction to his Treatise of Human Nature, published in 1 739: 'Tis evident, that all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature; and...them may seem to run from it, they still return back [to it] by one passage or another . . . There is no question of importance, whose decision is not compriz'd...

...Hume, who believes that the sciences of 'Mathematics, Natural Philosophy [that is, natural science], and Natural Religion, are in some measure dependent on the science of man',1 believes this because the task of philosophy is to deal with the ultimate ingredients of all...

...strong presumption against it, were it so very easy and obvious. Tis evident, that all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature; and...Religion, are in some measure dependent on the science of M.\\; since they lie under the cognizance of men, and are judged of by their powers and faculties....

...Hence the Scottish historian and philosopher David Hume wrote, 'Tis evident, that all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature; and...they still return back by one passage or another.' He continued: 'In pretending [claiming] therefore to explain the principles of human nature, we in...

...first theme is broadly methodological and arises from Hume's conviction 'that all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature, and...they still return back by one passage or another'. The study of human nature was thus to be based upon empirical evidence: as Hume himself made clear,...