One of the famous scholarly disagreements of the Scottish Enlightenment was between Thomas Reid and David Hume on the trustworthiness of what others tell us. Reid argued that trust is an essential part of the human condition, while Hume remained sceptical of the testimony of other people. Should we trust what we’re told about science? Dr Alistair Isaac and Dr Alasdair Richmond (Philosophy, PPLS), will playfully enact an Enlightenment debate between Reid and Hume, introduced and moderated by Dr Matthew Chrisman. Should You Trust What You Hear about Science? An Enlightenment Debate: Hume vs Reid One of the famous scholarly disagreements of the Scottish Enlightenment was between Thomas Reid and David Hume on the trustworthiness of what others tell us. Reid argued that trust is an essential part of the human condition, while Hume remained sceptical of the testimony of other people. Should we trust what we’re told about science? Dr Alistair Isaac and Dr Alasdair Richmond (Philosophy, PPLS), will playfully enact an Enlightenment debate between Reid and Hume, introduced and moderated by Dr Matthew Chrisman. Friday 17 April 2015, 5.30pm Friday 17 April 2015, 7.00pm Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Summerhall Book tickets for Should You Trust What You Hear about Science? on the site of the Edinburgh International Science Festival This article was published on 2024-08-28
