, PLS2607 Assignment 2 (ANSWERS) Semester 1
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David Hume declared that anything that hints of metaphysics
(i.e., the study of that which transcends physics) should “be cast
into the flames” (An Enquiry, 12). Explain why Hume and the
Logical Positivists viewed metaphysics unfavourably.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. David Hume’s Critique of Metaphysics
2.1. The Problem of Causality
2.2. The Limits of Human Reason
2.3. Hume’s Empiricism
3. The Logical Positivists and Their Critique of Metaphysics
3.1. The Verification Principle
3.2. Logical Positivism and Its Focus on Empiricism
3.3. Metaphysical Statements and Their Lack of Meaning
4. Comparison of Hume’s and Logical Positivists’ Views on
Metaphysics
5. Conclusion
1. Introduction
2025 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED. (DETAILED
ANSWERS - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED!).....
MULTIPLE CHOICE,ASSURED EXCELLENCE
David Hume declared that anything that hints of metaphysics
(i.e., the study of that which transcends physics) should “be cast
into the flames” (An Enquiry, 12). Explain why Hume and the
Logical Positivists viewed metaphysics unfavourably.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. David Hume’s Critique of Metaphysics
2.1. The Problem of Causality
2.2. The Limits of Human Reason
2.3. Hume’s Empiricism
3. The Logical Positivists and Their Critique of Metaphysics
3.1. The Verification Principle
3.2. Logical Positivism and Its Focus on Empiricism
3.3. Metaphysical Statements and Their Lack of Meaning
4. Comparison of Hume’s and Logical Positivists’ Views on
Metaphysics
5. Conclusion
1. Introduction
