The New Hume Debate Revised Edition Edited by Rupert Read and Kenneth A. Richman For decades scholars thought they knew Hume's position on the existence of causes and objects – he was a sceptic. However, this revised received view has been thrown into question by the 'new' readings of Hume as a sceptical realist. The New Hume Debate is the first book to fully document the most influential contemporary readings of Hume's work. Featuring three new chapters by P.J.E. Kail, Peter Millican and Janet Broughton, this fully revised and updated paperback edition includes a brand new preface and chapters by the editors, placing 5the main players in the New Hume debate in context. Setting the stage for the contributors to state and defend their positions, this outstanding volume brings the debate beyond textual issues in Hume to explore contemporary philosophical issues concerning causation and knowledge of the external world, offering the reader a superb model for scholarly debate. The New Hume Debate is essential reading for anyone interested in Hume, the history of ideas, the history of science and eighteenth-century philosophy. Rupert Read is Reader at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Kenneth A. Richman is Associate Professor at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Contributors: Martin Bell, Simon Blackburn, Janet Broughton, Edward Craig, Daniel Flage, Anne Jaap Jacobson, P.J.E Kail, Peter Millican, Galen Strawson, Barry Stroud, Kenneth P. Winkler, John P. Wright.