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Humism

American  
[hyoo-miz-uhm, yoo-] / ˈhyu mɪz əm, ˈyu- /

noun

  1. the philosophy or principles of David Hume, especially his epistemological skepticism.

Etymology

Origin of Humism

First recorded in 1855–60; Hume + -ism

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Humism thus says that its causality is something adventitious and not necessarily given when its other attributes are there.

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