A Treatise of Human Nature

Authors: David Hume

Key Ideas

1. Empiricism: Hume argues that all ideas are derived from sense experience and that knowledge is limited to what we can observe. He rejects the existence of innate ideas.

2. Impressions and ideas: Hume distinguishes between two types of perceptions - impressions, which are lively and vivid sensations, and ideas, which are faint copies of impressions.

3. Association of ideas: Hume explores the ways in which ideas are connected in our minds through various principles of association, such as resemblance, contiguity in time and place, and cause and effect.

4. Belief and reason: Hume questions ....
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Quiz

1. According to Hume, where do all ideas come from?

Sense experience

Innate knowledge

Reason alone

Divine revelation

2. What is the difference between impressions and ideas?

Impressions are vivid sensations, while ideas are faint copies of impressions

Impressions are derived from innate ideas, while ideas are based on sense experience

Impressions are based on reason, while ideas are grounded in belief

Impressions and ideas are synonymous terms for Hume

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