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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

David Hume · 1748

The Treatise rewritten to actually be read. Hume’s fork, the problem of induction, and the attack on miracles.

57,808 words · 40 pages · about 4 h 23 min of reading

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Contents

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Section I

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Section II

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Section III

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Section IV

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Section V

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Section VI

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Section VII

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