Philosopher and Author: David Hume
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According to Hume, what is the primary source of the contents of the mind?

  • Supernatural forces
  • Experience (correct)
  • Innate ideas
  • Intuition

    • What did Hume agree with Berkeley about our experience of the physical world?

  • We can only have perceptions of the physical world (correct)
  • The physical world does not exist
  • The physical world is an illusion
  • We can directly experience the physical world

    • What did Hume distinguish between in terms of mental content?

  • Simple and complex perceptions
  • Conscious and subconscious thoughts
  • Impressions and ideas (correct)
  • Innate and acquired ideas

    • According to Hume, what is the role of the imagination in relation to ideas?

    <p>The imagination can rearrange ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Hume see as the basis for beliefs about the connections between ideas?

    <p>Consistent experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Hume see as the three main laws of association that connect ideas?

    <p>Resemblance, contiguity, and causation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Hume's view on the relationship between cause and effect?

    <p>Cause and effect are only known through repeated experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Hume, what is the nature of the mind and the self?

    <p>The mind and self are products of the imagination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Hume see as the primary determinant of human behavior?

    <p>Emotions and associated ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of Hume's key contributions, according to the passage?

    <p>Increasing the importance of psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Hume's primary goal in his writing?

    <p>To introduce the experimental method of reasoning into moral subjects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Hume's early publications receive little attention?

    <p>They challenged the conventional wisdom of the time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following subjects did Hume not write extensively about?

    <p>Literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What method did Hume employ in his moral philosophy?

    <p>Inductive reasoning based on careful observation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Hume's relationship with the Scottish Clergy influence his work?

    <p>They prevented him from obtaining academic positions due to his skepticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Hume intend to achieve with his work on moral philosophy?

    <p>To create a unified theory of human nature and behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Impressions and Ideas

    • All ideas originate from experience and can be caused by internal or external events.
    • We can't experience the physical world directly, only perceive it.
    • Impressions are strong, vivid perceptions, often accompanied by strong emotions, while ideas are weaker and less vivid.

    Simple and Complex Ideas and the Imagination

    • All simple ideas were once impressions.
    • Ideas can be rearranged in the mind through imagination.
    • Consistently experiencing ideas together creates beliefs that one will follow the other.
    • The strength of belief depends on experiences.

    The Association of Ideas

    • Ideas connected only by the mind would be loose and different for each person.
    • Hume identified three laws of association:
      • Law of Resemblance: thoughts run easily from one idea to the next.
      • Law of Contiguity: we think of objects experienced at the same time.
      • Law of Cause and Effect: we think of outcomes and their causes.

    Analysis of Causation

    • Causation is not a logical necessity, but a psychological experience.
    • Cause and effect must be contiguous in space and time.
    • Cause must be prior to effect.
    • There must be a constant union between cause and effect.
    • The same cause always produces the same effect.

    Analysis of the Mind and the Self

    • All beliefs come from reoccurring experiences explained by laws of association.
    • The mind is no more than the thoughts we are having at any given moment.
    • There is no mind or self independent of perceptions.

    Emotions and Behavior

    • Humans have had the same emotions throughout history, but not to the same degree.
    • Emotions and experiences become associated with ideas.
    • People learn how to act through reward and punishment of reaction.
    • Reasoning has nothing to do with behavior.

    Hume's Influence and Life

    • Increased the importance of Psychology.
    • Hume studied law and commerce at University of Edinburgh but did not get a degree.
    • He wrote Treatise of Human Nature, but it did not receive much attention.

    Hume's Goal

    • Hume aimed to introduce the experimental method of reasoning into moral subjects.
    • He followed empirical methods and wrote on various subjects, including math, physical sciences, and politics.
    • Hume was impressed by Newton and wanted to do for moral philosophy what Newton had done for natural philosophy.

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