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Hume in Plain English: Understanding Causation, Induction, and the Self
What if everything you take for granted—cause and effect, your own identity, even morality itself—isn’t what you think it is?
Meet David the 18th-century Scottish philosopher who politely dismantled Western philosophy while keeping a cheerful smile and a taste for backgammon. He questioned whether matches really “cause” fire, whether tomorrow will look like today, and whether the “you” reading this sentence even exists. his answers weren’t comforting.
This book translates Hume’s big, brain-breaking ideas into plain English—with no Latin footnotes, no academic jargon, and no pretending his arguments aren’t deeply unsettling. Inside you’ll
Hume’s biography, told without reverence (yes, the man failed at philosophy before becoming a bestselling historian).
His greatest causation, induction, the self, free will, morality, justice, and miracles—explained with examples you’ll actually understand.
Why Hume made Kant lose sleep, why modern science still can’t escape him, and why your conscience is basically a mood ring.
A surprisingly hopeful you don’t need metaphysical guarantees to live well. You need habit, sympathy, and maybe a good card game.
Whether you’re a philosophy beginner, a curious skeptic, or just someone who likes to watch intellectual systems collapse in slow motion, this book will make you laugh, think, and probably never look at your morning coffee the same way again.
Plain English. No footnotes. Lots of shrugs. Welcome to Hume.
Meet David the 18th-century Scottish philosopher who politely dismantled Western philosophy while keeping a cheerful smile and a taste for backgammon. He questioned whether matches really “cause” fire, whether tomorrow will look like today, and whether the “you” reading this sentence even exists. his answers weren’t comforting.
This book translates Hume’s big, brain-breaking ideas into plain English—with no Latin footnotes, no academic jargon, and no pretending his arguments aren’t deeply unsettling. Inside you’ll
Hume’s biography, told without reverence (yes, the man failed at philosophy before becoming a bestselling historian).
His greatest causation, induction, the self, free will, morality, justice, and miracles—explained with examples you’ll actually understand.
Why Hume made Kant lose sleep, why modern science still can’t escape him, and why your conscience is basically a mood ring.
A surprisingly hopeful you don’t need metaphysical guarantees to live well. You need habit, sympathy, and maybe a good card game.
Whether you’re a philosophy beginner, a curious skeptic, or just someone who likes to watch intellectual systems collapse in slow motion, this book will make you laugh, think, and probably never look at your morning coffee the same way again.
Plain English. No footnotes. Lots of shrugs. Welcome to Hume.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 28, 2025
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