Angela Coventry

Angela Coventry
Education
EducationUniversity of Tasmania (BA), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (PhD)
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsPortland State University
Main interests
early modern philosophy, David Hume
Notable ideas
Scholarship on Hume’s naturalism and personal identity
Websitehttps://www.pdx.edu/philosophy/profile/angela-coventry

Angela Michelle Coventry is an Australian philosopher and professor of philosophy at Portland State University. She is known for her work on David Hume, especially on causation, personal identity, and Humean natural ontology. Coventry has held the roles of Vice President and Executive Secretary‑Treasurer of the Hume Society, served as co-editor of the journal Hume Studies, and acted as the category editor for “David Hume” on PhilPapers.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Angela Coventry – Portland State University". Portland State University. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Kail, P. J. E. (2007). "Hume's Theory of Causation: A Quasi-Realist Interpretation (review)". Hume Studies. 33 (1): 190–192. doi:10.1353/hms.2011.0224. ISSN 1947-9921.
  3. ↑ Miller, Alexander. "Hume on causation: against the quasi-realist interpretation". Inquiry. 0 (0): 1–11. doi:10.1080/0020174X.2024.2353617. ISSN 0020-174X.
  4. ↑ Dimech, Dominic K. (2 October 2019). "Quasi-Realism and Inductive Scepticism in Hume's Theory of Causation". Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 97 (4): 637–650. doi:10.1080/00048402.2018.1564776. ISSN 0004-8402.
  5. ↑ Biro, John (21 April 2007). "Review of Hume's Theory of Causation: A Quasi-Realist Interpretation". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  6. ↑ "Hume; a guide for the perplexed". The Free Library. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Against the Cosmological Argument: The Legacy of Hume's Dialogues, Part 9". PhilPapers. Retrieved 14 November 2025.