Abstract
This paper exposes the falsehood of the assumption that Hume''s view of causation is static and unchanging. Contrary to this orthodoxy, the author shows that Hume had different theories of causation in the Treatise of Human Nature and the Enquiry concerning Human Understanding.
The crucial change is in the character of the causal connection which, in the later book, no longer involves contiguity between cause and effect. This means that Hume is now working with a post-mechanical paradigm, and it brings with it other philosophical significant implications.
