History as Paradigm in David Hume's Science of Man

Abstract

This thesis is the result of the accumulated experiences of a rich and exciting educational odyssey. Many teachers. books, friends, and helpful individuals have had a part in it. The inspiration for this study came when psychology, philosophy and history courses in three successive semesters touched upon David flume, his significance and writing. I discovered that this man. now so well known for his theory of knowledge, was even better known in the last century for his multivolume History of England. The importance of Hume' s History to well stocked libraries of the last century is attested to by its low accession number in the Oklahoma State University library which indicates that it was part of the original library collection. I developed an interest in finding the connection between Hume the historian and Hume the philosopher that eventually developed into this paper.