CAUSATION AND THE EPISTEMIC STATUS OF MEMORY: REFLECTIONS ON HUME’S DENIAL OF NECESSARY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN A CAUSE AND ITS EFFECT Cover Image

CAUSATION AND THE EPISTEMIC STATUS OF MEMORY: REFLECTIONS ON HUME’S DENIAL OF NECESSARY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN A CAUSE AND ITS EFFECT
CAUSATION AND THE EPISTEMIC STATUS OF MEMORY: REFLECTIONS ON HUME’S DENIAL OF NECESSARY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN A CAUSE AND ITS EFFECT

Author(s): Aloba Faniran Benjamin
Subject(s): Metaphysics, Epistemology, Early Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: Necessary connection; memory; memory traces; defeasibility; contiguity;

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the metaphysical problem of causation with particular reference to Hume’s denial of necessary connection between a cause and its effect. It argues that Hume’s arguments for his denial of necessary connection between a cause and its effect relies on memory as a reliable medium of knowledge. It concludes that given the metaphysical problem of memory traces and the epistemic status of memory belief, it is doubtful whether Hume’s position can be defended consistently.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 51-61
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English