As the author of several well-known works such as "Treatise of Human Nature" (1739-1740), "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" (1748) and "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion," David Hume is one of the most influential figures to hail from Great Britain (Morris). ... Hume's strong empirical views are clearly evident in his book, An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding. ... Rather than direct our conduct/actions, the abstruse form of philosophy regards "human nature as a subject of speculation" in hopes of finding the "principles that regulate human understa...

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The modern understanding of this ancient theory of tabula rasa can be largely attributed to English philosopher and scholar, John Locke, who wrote on the subject in his work An Essay Concerning Human Understanding published in 1690. ... Also connected to the idea of tabula rasa, is the theory of empiricism, the foundations of which "are found in the works of John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume" (Caldwell 577). ... Hume, similarly, believed that human senses gave the humans the ability to perceive, and that perception is directly related to how a human's personality and m...

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Examine the distinction which Locke draws (or attempts to draw) between primary' and secondary' qualities. On what grounds does Berkeley object to this distinction? Are his objections sound? Locke's distinction between primary and secondary qualities forms a significant part of his theory o...

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