For Hume, what is the ONLY difference between an impression and an idea?
The Copy Principle states that every SIMPLE idea is derived from a corresponding simple impression. How does Hume reconcile this with our ability to think of a golden mountain?
According to Hume's Fork, a genuine 'matter of fact' is marked by the feature that…
Why does Hume conclude that our belief that the future will resemble the past cannot be justified by experience?
What does Hume say actually carries us from observed cause to expected effect, given that reason cannot justify the inference?
In analysing a single instance of one billiard ball striking another, which element does Hume insist we have NO impression of?
Hume gives TWO definitions of 'cause.' Together they show that our idea of causation consists of…
Hume's 'bundle theory' of the self holds that…
Hume's 'mitigated' (academical) skepticism is best described as…
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Why does Hume conclude that our idea of necessary connection is not derived from any impression in the objects? Reconstruct the argument via the Copy Principle and constant conjunction, and explain his two definitions of 'cause'.
What to cover: Apply Hume's test of meaning to causation, show what we can and cannot observe in single and repeated cases, and locate the true source of the idea of necessity. Then explain both definitions and what their pairing reveals.
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