'Review from previous edition Peter Kail's engaging study undertakes to illuminate Hume on the external world, necessity, and value by juxtaposing these topics with God, personal identity, and colour respectively.There is much.to admire: the unusual breadth of coverage; the rich comparison of Hume's explanations of belief in God and the external world.The intricate defences of provocative interpretive claims-for example, that Hume thinks belief withevaluation content can, on its own, motivate action-are sure to recieve wide attention. 'Louis E. Loeb, Mind'A formiddable accomplishment, highly innovative in many of its theses, and, all in all, well-stocked with interesting arguments. Of the writing of books on Hume there is end; kail's is hugely impressive, one of the best I have read in the past decade or so.'Alexander Broadie, British Journal for the History of Philosophy'Projection and Realism in Hume's Philosophy is a rich and valuable addition to Hume scholarship.

The most welcome contribution of the work is the comprehensive picture of the sort of projection at work in Hume's philosophy informed by the systematic tracking of the various usages throughout his work. The line of research into the connection between projection, realism, and anti-realism is fruitful. The detailed and clever textual analysis coupled with theoriginality and boldness of many of the core theses ensures that Kail's book will remain both an indispensable reference and a source of inspiration for the future scholarly activities of Hume specialists.'Angela Coventry, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.