{"product_id":"9781441123435","title":"David Hume and the Problem of Other Minds","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Hume and the Problem of Other Minds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Anik Waldow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem of other minds has widely been considered as a special problem within the debate about scepticism. If one cannot be sure that there is a world existing independent ly of one's mind, how can we be sure that there are minds - minds which we cannot even experience the way we experience material objects? \u003cbr\u003eThis book shows, through a detailed examination of David Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature, that these concerns are unfounded. By focusing on Hume's discussion of sympathy - the ability to connect with the mental contents of other persons - Anik Waldow demonstrates that belief in other minds can be justified by the same means as belief in material objects. \u003cbr\u003eThe book thus not only provides the first large-scale treatment of the function of the belief in other minds within the Treatise, thereby adding a new dimension to Hume's realism, but also serves as an invaluable guide to the complexity of the problem of other minds and its various responses in contemporary debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781441123435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40626126454990,"sku":"9781441123435","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781441123435","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}