Hume lived in England where was the birthplace of empiricism. He insisted on the empirical standpoint and denied that rational knowledge could help people obtain the general and universal knowledge of the external world, including the positive connection between the cause and result. In his opinion, objective necessity only meant that the customs were for med by the phenomenon in experience. But in the nature, whether objective necessity existed or not was unknown. The essence of Hume philosophy is reflected in the experience, human nature, nature and suspicion. It influences the development of the 18th century western philosophy deeply. |