休谟哲学与西方自由主义理论

Hume and Western Liberalism Theory

解析了近代唯理主义堕陷为极权主义的逻辑过程 ,阐述了休谟认识论与因果哲学背后的自由主义内涵 ,以及 2 0世纪最重要的自由主义理论与休谟哲学的直接渊源关系。

As is well known, British empiricism is the philosophical foundation of liberalism. This article deals with the inherent relation between the liberalism theory and David Hume's philosophy and ,at the same time, elaborate the logical process of the degeneration of idealism in modern times into totalitarianism 20th century. Furthermore, it demonstrates that Hume's epistemology and his causality theory underlies liberalism theory and elucidate that liberalism originated in Hume's philosophy.