he Idea of a Law of Nature among the contemporaries of David Hume and among advanced thinkers of the present day
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Resource ID
28945
Access
Open
Contributed by
Frederik Wellmann
type of material
A. MS.
description
Published, in part, as 1.133-134 (pp. 4-9). Unpublished: definition of "philosophy," with philosophy and mathematics sharply differentiated. Hume and his contemporaries. Miracles and the laws of nature. How the idea of evolution has influenced philosophy. Metaphysics must be based upon a correct systematic logic. Whether philosophy should be divided into two parts (logic and metaphysics) or three parts (logic, metaphysics, and ethics).
general index
Ethics, Evolution, Hume David, Law(s) of nature, Logic (modal see Modality), Mathematics and philosophy, Miracles, branches of America, American and evolution, America and mathematics, American meaning, Religion
pagination
pp. 1-29 plus 16 pp. of at least one other draft, with 1 p. bearing the title "Hume on Miracles and the Laws of Nature."
Date
1901-04-19
number
MS0872_017
abbreviated title
(Law)
date (Robin)
1901-04-19