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David Hume

David Hume. 1711-1776. Hume. Mind is a bundle of impressions Simple ideas What is an idea? True knowledge Necessity Getting beyond the immediate Cause and effect Necessity lies in humans. morality. Moral distinctions are not objects of understanding

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David Hume

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  1. David Hume 1711-1776

  2. Hume • Mind is a bundle of impressions • Simple ideas • What is an idea? • True knowledge • Necessity • Getting beyond the immediate • Cause and effect • Necessity lies in humans

  3. morality • Moral distinctions are not objects of understanding • Moral distinctions are not derived from reason • What is possible in these matters? • What idea of the persons corresponds to this?

  4. Society and politicss • What founds it • Argument about the contract • Political consequences

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