A Critique of Hume's Understanding of Induction in Light of Thomistic Thought

Annotated Bibliography

Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, I, q. 2, a. 1-3, at New Advent, www.newadvent.org.  St. Thomas addresses the question of God's existence and how we come to knowledge of it.  This is pertinent to our research because it provides an example of how Aquinas uses induction to provide proof of God's existence.

Kenneth T. Gallagher, The Philosophy of Knowledge (New York: Fordham University Press, 1962), 208-213.  Gallagher discusses and critiques Hume's contributions to epistemology and his critique in particular of the use of inductive arguments.  This is relevant to our research because it provides an overview of the two perspectives on induction.

David Hume, An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Cambridge: Hackett Classics, 1993).  A treatise that presents Hume's skepticism about the scope of human understanding.  This is relevant to our research because it specifically addresses his views on causality and inductive reasoning.

Alexander R. Pruss, The Principle of Sufficient Reason: A Reassessment (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006).  An explanation and history of the development of the principle of sufficient reason and whether it should be considered among the first principles.  This is relevant to our research because provides an opposing view to Hume's understanding of the principle of causality.