1. Hume Vs. Kant
Nothing that is distinctly conceivable implies a contradiction. Whatever we conceive as existent, we can also conceive as non-existent. .
In this claim made by Hume, nothing is distinctly conceivable implies a contradiction, implies whatever exists must have cause and in this case if that something is distinctly conceivable it has cause and it does not imply a contradiction. The example of the "bachelor" states that all bachelors are unmarried. This is self-contradictory and is contrary. To say that some bachelors are married implies/is a contradiction of saying all bachelors are married because either you are married or not and if you are married you can not be a bachelor. Therefore, the example of the bachelors is demonstrable. It does not show a valid deductive argument.
The claim to say that "whatever we conceive as existent, we can conceive as non-existent." would be thought to be seen as grounds against Hume's claim that God's existence is not demonstrable, but he justifies this claim by taking imaginative inductions. For example, dogs exist is true but on the contrary the idea that dogs do not exist is conceivable. We can imagine the world without dogs and even though this may be true, it is not a truth that is demonstrable. God's existence is such that its contrary is not self-contradictory and no contradiction is implied and therefore God exists.
Hume was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 7, 1711. ... Hume's Treatise presented radical philosophical ideas and defined Hume as one of the first skeptics. ... Hume denies the reasonableness of right and wrong. ... Hume was referring to his History of Great Britain. ... Hume again attacked the behavior of Parliament. ...
Through the reading of Plato's Republic and Hume's An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals the reader can see many conflicts in ideas such as the idea between Thrasymachus and Hume on Justice. ... (Plato 14) Hume on the other hand believes that justice is significant for its usefulness. ... (Hume 21) Hume would not agree with Thrasymachus" idea of justice because it does not always prove useful. ... (Hume 21-22) The variations in laws from society to society are also a difference of opinion between Thrasymachus and Hume. ... While Hume's ideas are all based on how...
For Hume the highest court of appeal is probability. ... Hume says that witnesses with conflicts of interest are unreliable. I think these are the only unreliable witnesses that Hume discusses. ... Hume says that people believe in miracles for three reasons. ... All Hume is doing is avoiding answering the real question. ...
Has the Design Argument been forever altered by Hume? Can it render service in post-Hume discussions? ... Then, Hume raises an objection. ... If Hume is right the implications are far-reaching. ... Such a class of topics Hume renders unwarranted. ...
Born in Edinburgh, Hume was intended to go into law. ... In 1776 David Hume died from a tumour in his liver. One of Hume's beliefs was his view on the external world. ... This relates to Hume's Beliefs on Miracles. ... Hume had strong thoughts about the grounds of morality. ...
Hume argues that doctrine both of necessity and liberty hold true. ... Hume goes on to say that it has been noted that there is a "great uniformity" in the actions of men. ... Hume goes on further to define liberty as the power of acting or not acting according to the determinations of the will of a being. Hume asserts that everyone will side with this view and since deliberations based on will are possible, liberty holds true. Thus, Hume goes on to prove his point that liberty and necessity hold true. ...
According to Hume knowledge of matters of fact come from previous experience. ... It can be affirmed that 2 + 2 equals 4, according to Hume's "relations of ideas." ... By claiming that the sun will rise tomorrow according to Hume is not false, nor is it true. ... Hume grouped perceptions and experiences into one of two categories: impressions and ideas. (238) According to Hume, ideas are memories of sensations but impressions are the cause of the sensation. ... Hume believed that ideas were just dull imitations of impressions. ...
Hume provides two reasons supporting this claim. ... (Hume,634) His second reason is supported by those with a defected organ. ... (Hume,634) Ideas are faint copies of these impressions, caused by one's reflection. ... Hume supports this claim with an example concerning the nourishment of bread. ... (W,64) Warnock gives an example illustrating this objection on Hume's argument. ...