Is Hume a sceptic about induction?

Abstract

Hume scholars in the past, have all agreed that Hume tried to prove that induction cannot be justified. Lately, some scholars argued that this traditional view of Hume as a sceptical philosopher who denied the rationality of induction is false. They claim that Hume never grappled with the problem that came to be called the problem of the justification of induction. In this article, I analyze this revolutionary interpretation of Hume trying to show that it is only a would-be revolution. But this interpretation–erroneous as i try to demonstrate–raises important questions concerning the consistency of Hume’s philosophy. My aim is not merely to expose the vulnerable points of the interpretation, but rather to deal with the fundamental question it raises.