Hume’s 3rd Prong | The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast | A Philosophy Podcast and Blog (opens in new tab)

David Hume’s influence is felt throughout Anglophone philosophy, most especially in epistemology. Typically, students and scholars of Hume’s epistemology focus on whether judgments and sentiments, among other considerations, can count as knowledge. For normative judgments, this focus leads to thorny questions about grounding, truthmaking, and non-cognitivism. This is rough terrain, and the approach foregrounds metaphysical matters that Hume took pains to avoid. Accordingly, this piece will Co...