
Act 2 editorial illustration · not a historical record
THE QUESTION IN THIS SCENE
How far can the past support the future?
The first edition is published in London.
Hume — Distinguishing expectation from proof
Even if repetition explains expectation, does it prove that the future must resemble the past?
Amsterdam → London
Why this scene is pinned here
The source supports the event-place association, not the truth of the philosophy or a line of influence.
Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding — first-edition catalog record
Folger Shakespeare Library · 1748 · London: A. Millar, 1748; ESTC T4022
Locator: London: A. Millar, 1748; ESTC T4022
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