ABSTRACT
This part introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters. The part shows that there is a traditional interpretation of David Hume on causation. According to this view, there is nothing to causation over and above regularity, or what Hume calls constant conjunction. So Hume was a realist about causation. The part argues that skeptical realist understanding of Hume on causation. Advocates of this reading argue that Hume believes there really are causal powers in the world that are more than just constant conjunctions. The part deals with the analogy between causation and external objects. It also argues that Hume thinks talk about secret causal powers does not play an indispensible role in the interactions with the world, in the way that talk about external objects does.
