Hume's skepticism awoke Kant's philosophical revolution
Immanuel Kant credited philosopher David Hume with jolting him out of uncritical acceptance of metaphysical dogmas, igniting a profound shift in his philosophical outlook that reshaped modern thought.
Immanuel Kant, an 18th-century German philosopher, credited David Hume with jolting him out of 'dogmatic slumbers.' Hume's critiques of causality and traditional metaphysics, especially in his 1739-1740 work A Treatise of Human Nature, challenged Kant's rationalist beliefs.
There's more to this story — open the app to keep reading.
Continue Reading in App
2 more paragraphs · plus a 3-question quiz