Full Idea
The Humean view has led philosophers to suppose that their task is to provide an analysis of key concepts and relations wholly in terms drawn from formal logic, since relations of necessity are, in their view, fundamentally logical relations
Gist of Idea
Humeans see analysis in terms of formal logic, because necessities are fundamentally logical relations
Source
Harré,R./Madden,E.H. (Causal Powers [1975], 1.I.A)
Book Reference
Harré,R/Madden,E.H.: 'Causal Powers: A Theory of Natural Necessity' [Blackwell 1975], p.2
A Reaction
A very sharp observation about why logic has become central to contemporary philosophy. As far as I can see, logic steadily increases its dominance, to the point where ordinary metaphysical thought is being squeezed out.