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This 4 page paper examines a single passage from one of Wittgenstein's works and explores his position on naturalism. Much about Hume's position is revealed in the course of this analysis.
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Wittgenstein (1969) writes: "But do we not simply follow the principle that what has always happened will happen again (or something like it)? What does it mean to follow
this principle? Do we really introduce it into our reasoning? Or is it merely the natural law which our inferring apparently follows? This latter may be. It is not
an item in our considerations" (p.20e). Here, it is clear that the author believes people should not take things for granted, or make assumptions based on the past. Of course,
this goes against what people do instinctively. In general, people do consider the past. They look at last years tax returns, the inevitable minor changes for the new year,
and do the current tax papers in accordance past. They assume that their mates will not cheat because they have not done so in the past. They assume that they
are healthy because they have always been. Yet, in each case, things can change dramatically. The tax code and forms can change, even if they havent in decades, and a
spouse can have an affair even if they never have before. Someone can drop dead or murder another human being, and shock the neighbors. Such things do happen. When life
happens, it is often unique and has little reference to the past. Yet, in examining this passage, several questions loom about the author. Does the passage render Wittgenstein a Humean
naturalist? According to Hume, skepticism is healthy but is it part of a larger paradigm that makes people human? It is effectively human nature. Yet, that is not to say
that skepticism is healthy or accurate. He explores ideas about reason and nature and sees that they are different things. Reason alone can never allow one to come to accurate
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