@inbook{1c21d8c6bbc74d0eac7f6e807c4e219d,
title = "{"}The worst ever conceived by a man of genius{"}: Hume's probability argument in A Treatise",
abstract = "The probability argument in Hume{\textquoteright}s A Treatise of Human Nature (Section 1.4.1) has been widely criticized, with David Stove calling it “the worst [argument] ever conceived by a man of genius”. We explain that the argument is open to two interpretations: one that is in accordance with probability theory and one that is not. We surmise that Hume failed to distinguish between the two, and that this contributed to the confusion surrounding the argument.",
author = "Jeanne Peijnenburg and David Atkinson",
year = "2020",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-84890-333-3",
volume = "3",
series = "Studies in Logic and Argumentation ",
publisher = "College Publications",
pages = "225--238",
editor = "{Dutilh Novaes}, {Catarina } and Henrike Jansen and {van Laar}, {Jan Albert} and Bart Verheij",
booktitle = "Reason to Dissent",
}