人类知识确切性的怀疑——从知识论的角度理解休谟的因果观

Suspicion of the Certainness Human Beings Knowledge——Understanding Hume's Concept of Causality by the viwewpoint of Knowledge

休谟的因果现是其哲学中的重要理论,体现了休谟对人类知识问题的思考。本文从知识论的角度探讨了休谟的因果观。休谟的因果观的实质是对人类知识的确切性提出怀疑。他的哲学体现了对独断的理性精神的否定批判。休谟哲学以经验主义为起点,以怀疑主义为方法,最终以功利主义为归宿。

Hume's concept of causality is one of the important part of his philosophy, which expresses his thinking of the problem about human beings' knowledge. This article discussed it by the view point of knowledge. The essence of Hume's concept of causality is suspicion of the cerainness of human beings' knowledge. His philosophy criticizes the arbitrary sprit of reason, which starts from empiricism, through skepticism and to utilitarianism.