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Philosophies of Hume

Philosophies of Hume

Hume accepts that the problems of philosophy are those Descartes isolates; he rejects all of Descartes solutions. Hume asks the questions how does the mind work? What are the principals that the mind follows when it thinks? These questions are answered in Hume’s “ Enquiry concerning Human understanding” section II. -Of the Origin of Ideas.

There is a great difference between the perceptions of the mind. When a man feels the pain of a wound or the pleasure of comfort, when he remembers this sensation or anticipates it by his imagination, these memories may be copied by the perceptions of the senses. The memories will never fully reach the same feeling as the original. Sometimes there is an object, which is so lively, one should say they almost feel or see it. But the mind disordered by disease or madness, which would make all these perceptions undistinguishable. The most well written poetry that illustrates our minds with beautiful images, can never illustrate natural objects to be taken as real. “The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation.” (10) Our minds memories and thoughts are mirrors of situations from our past. These images are faint and dull in comparison of those in which our original perceptions are derived.

Therefore we can divide all the perceptions of the mind into two classes or species. The classes are distinguishable by their different variations of force and vivacity. “The less forcible and lively are commonly denominated thoughts or ideas.”(10) Other species want recognition, they do not want to be ranked under general terms or label, and rather they would like individuality. Hume uses a little “freedom” to give distinction by calling them impressions, meaning that the world impression is different from usual. By term impression Hume means that all our more lively perception such as when we hear, see, free, love, hate, desire and will. Impressions are distinguishable from ideas because impressions are less lively perceptions of which we are conscious of there presence. When we reflect on any sensations or movements that we have felt the feeling is not as “real” as the original.

Nothing at first glance may seem more unrealistic then the idea of a man, whom managed to escape all human power and authority. Yet is not restrained within the...

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