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en-wikipedia-org-7628		Humean definition of causality - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	490	67	65	Humean definition of causality Wikipedia Jump to navigation David Hume coined a sceptical, reductionist viewpoint on causality that inspired the logical-positivist definition of empirical law that "is a regularity or universal generalization of the form 'All Cs are Es' or, whenever C, then E".[1] The Scottish philosopher and economist believed that human mind is not equipped with the a priori ability to observe causal relations. In A Treatise of Human Nature Hume coined two definitions of the cause in a following way: also fixed eight general rules that can help in recognizing which objects are in cause-effect relation, the main four are as following: "A Treatise of Human Nature, by David Hume". Further reading[edit] "David Hume: Causation". Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Humean_definition_of_causality&oldid=973880939" This page was last edited on 19 August 2020, at 19:39 (UTC). By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Contact Wikipedia	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7628.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7628.txt