Report on Legal Theory about David Hume

Introduction of Legal Theory about David Hume

David Hume, who was famous for his intensely influential structure of naturalism, empiricism, and skepticism, was an Enlightenment philosopher, economist, essayist, and economist from Scotland. David Hume began with his masterpiece titled “A Treatise of Human Nature,” Hume endeavored to shape up a complete realistic science of man who analyzed the human nature’s psychological foundation. Hume has his own theory, which in contradiction with the philosophical rationalists with proposing that passion moderately than reason, which directs the behavior presented by human (Rasmussen, 2019).

In addition to this, David Hume also has stated his dispute against the presence of innate perceptions, in which he has hypothesized that the entire knowledge possessed by a human is constructed exclusively with their own life experience. He has argued that inductive reasoning, along with belief in causality, is unable to be rationally justified. Instead, our belief in causality and also induction are the outcomes from our norm and mental practice, in which they are attributable merely to the ‘constant conjunction’ experience of occasions (Passmore, 2013). The target of the problem of Hume of induction is only a sort of inductive reasoning. Hume focuses on showing that it is completely unjustified, although it is seemed by such kind of reasoning which is totally justified, legitimate as well as rational. In very simple words, Hume did have a perspective that focuses on presenting that the properties of this kind of discussion do not give any kind of reason at all for the consideration on the topic that the conclusion is true.  

Furthermore, the argument is that the whole inductive information is based on the fallacy of assumptions, which the future will bring to mind the past. Though it is just because anything has occurred for a while that is no assurance on it always occur. For convenience, sun may rise every morning to enlighten the universe, but no one can surely say that sun will rise again the next morning.

This report covers up complete research on Hume’s theory, his separation of fact and value, the reasons, the contrary, recommendations on how we have to view this theory, and also conclusion.

David Hume’s Separation Theory

In the introduction of his theory, David Hume argued that "This evident, that all the sciences have a relation, more or less, to human nature ... Even Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, and Natural Religion are in some measure dependent on the science of Man." One of the greatest discoveries presented by Hume was his argument, which mentioned that the imagination’s ability is responsible for all of the essential features of every single human’s mindset and also responsible for the social configurations that the human collectively constructed.

Hume also has argued around the separation of fact and value, in which the matters of fact must be acknowledged in a complete liberation from any individual evolution of the real subject matter. Furthermore, this theory also considered that a human reason is morally neutral, whereas it is unaware of any governs ethical behaviors. In brief, David Hume has tried to explain every single thing that happens in the human mind, as well as thought, through alluring toward the perceptions along with their interactions (Waldow, 2011).

Moreover, he has separated two types of perceptions, which are ideas and impressions, and he has also equated around impression with ‘feeling,’ or the first experience. Hence, he has explained that our impressions consist of the entire passions, sensations, along with emotions that we have experienced once we involve in sensory perception, such as feeling pain or else any pleasing sensations that we feel in our bodies such as passions of love or hate.

Hume has described the connection between causality and the human’s capability to rationally create a decision from this an extrapolation of our own mind. He has suggested that human beings are actually measured a circumstance grounded upon a number of prearranged occasions and as of that, will able to form an optimal choice. Hume also has confidence in that this choice is constructed unexpectedly. Hume has named this decision making form as the freedom of spontaneity (Hume, 2012).

Furthermore, Hume has also proposed that, in order to be held morally accountable, it is quite essential that the human’s behavior is caused or required, intended for, as he has written that:

“Actions are, by their very nature, temporary and perishing; and where they proceed not from some cause in the character and disposition of the person who performed them, they can neither redound to his honor, if good; nor infamy, if evil.” (Clarke, 2015)

Recommendations of Legal Theory about David Hume

In this report, some recommendations are mentioned because some of the theories on humanity are contradictory as well as it cannot be adopted by human. It is because, if a person is going to adopt David Hume’s one theory that he did represent in his book with the name of “a treatise of Human Nature,” the person will be confused that what theory he should adopt and what he will have to leave. As Hume has given the association among the human's capability as well as the causality for the rational formation from this an extrapolation of the minds of the human. I recommend you calculate everything, but sometimes you should have to make your decisions from the heart. The theory of Hume somehow right but some contradiction is also found in this theory because every human makes their decision on the basis of both things such as the measurement and the emotions. I also recommend you to calculate the effects against every situation for the optimum solution or choice.

Conclusion of Legal Theory about David Hume

I have concluded that the whole report is about a very famous personality named David Hume because he had the influential structure of the skepticism, empiricism as well as naturalism. He was an enlightenment philosopher, economist as well as the essayist from Scotland. He did write several theories on humanity for the analysis of the nature of the human. For this purpose, he did write a book with the name of “a treatise of Human Nature.” But I have also concluded that he did introduce his own theory, which made a strong contradiction with the philosophical rationalists along with the suggestion that the passion moderately rather than the reason the behaviors by the humans. Furthermore, he represented several theories on the economy, humanity as well as the nature of human being, especially the nature of the men.

            In summing up on the fame of David Hume, he was the person who was very influential on the structure of the naturalism, skepticism as well as empiricism. David Hume also has stated his dispute against the presence of innate perceptions, in which he has hypothesized that the entire knowledge possessed by a human is constructed exclusively with their own life experience. I have also conducted that inductive reasoning has been argued by him, which cannot be justified. Furthermore, from out norms as well as the mental practice, our belief in the causality, as well as the induction, are the outcomes for the constant conjunction. Moreover, he has separated two types of perceptions, which are ideas and impressions, and he has also equated around impression with ‘feeling,’ or the first experience. He has tried to explain every single thing that happens in the human mind, as well as thoughts, through alluring toward the perceptions along with their interactions.

References of Legal Theory about David Hume

Clarke, P. (2015). All in the Mind?: Does Neuroscience Challenge Faith? Lion Books.

Hume, D. (2012). A Treatise of Human Nature. Courier Corporation.

Passmore, J. A. (2013). Hume's Intentions. Cambridge University Press.

Rasmussen, D. C. (2019). The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought. Princeton University Press.

Waldow, A. (2011). David Hume and the Problem of Other Minds. A&C Black.