Alison Ainley is head of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge and Chelmsford, United Kingdom. Her areas of research include feminist philosophy, phenomenology, and contemporary European philosophy. Ainley defines feminist philosophy and discusses the major issues with which feminist philosophers have grappled.
-Hume proves the impossibility of scientific progress.

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David Hume, a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, did not prove the impossibility of scientific progress. Instead, he is known for his skepticism regarding certain philosophical concepts and for emphasizing empirical evidence and the scientific method, which are foundational to scientific progress.

Alison Ainley Is Head of the Department of Humanities and Social