THE IDEA OF SPACE IN HUME´S TREATISE OF HUMAN NATURE

Authors

  • Andrea Cachel UEL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/phi.v22i1.40949

Keywords:

Space, imagism, empiricism.

Abstract

In this article, one aims to analyze the Hume´s discussion about the idea of space, presenting the debate about the rejection of the theory of infinite divisibility of extension and its defense of the perceptive atomism. Therefore, one starts from the context of analysis which Hume is inserted, that is, the debate between Locke and Berkeley regarding the abstraction of the extension. In this sense, the text attempts to point how Hume´s debate concerning space results in sustaining the existence of mathematical points and to show how the thesis regarding the relational nature of space is Hume´s form to seek the link between his perceptive atomism and abstractionism.

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Author Biography

Andrea Cachel, UEL

Professora Adjunta da Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL. Doutora em Filosofia pela USP. Possui graduação em Direito (2000) e em Filosofia (2002) pela Universidade Federal do Paraná,  e mestrado em Filosofia também pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (2005). Tem experiência na área de Filosofia Moderna, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: filosofia humeana, teoria do conhecimento e estética.

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Published

2017-07-31

How to Cite

CACHEL, Andrea. THE IDEA OF SPACE IN HUME´S TREATISE OF HUMAN NATURE. Philósophos a journal of philosophy, Goiânia, v. 22, n. 1, p. 11–36, 2017. DOI: 10.5216/phi.v22i1.40949. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/philosophos/article/view/40949. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2017): Fluxo contínuo

Section

Artigos Originais

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