Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Herodotus, David Hume and T.M. Robinson

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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 6. Probability
We transfer the frequency of past observations to our future predictions [Hume]
     Full Idea: Where different effects have been found to follow from causes, which are to appearance exactly similar, all these various effects must occur to the mind in the same proportion in transferring the past to the future.
     From: David Hume (Enquiry Conc Human Understanding [1748], VI.47)
10. Modality / B. Possibility / 7. Chance
There is no such thing as chance [Hume]
     Full Idea: There is no such thing as chance in the world.
     From: David Hume (Enquiry Conc Human Understanding [1748], VI.46)