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An 8 page overview of Hume’s approach to logic. This paper explores Hume’s perceptions of the concepts of “similar impressions”, “inductive verses deductive reasoning”, “a priori statements”, “cause and effect”, “free will”, and “miracles”. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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around his concept of meaningful ideals or "similar impressions", ideals which form the basis of meaning. Hume considered inductive logic, therefore as invalid. To Hume a "similar impression"
is a perception, the only valid form of logic. The concept of a "similar impression" is necessitated because both science and metaphysics alike are flawed in their reasoning.
Hume would undoubtedly consider the "similar impressions" of an individual claiming telepathic abilities, therefore, with a degree of respect but he would insist that unless the claims cause could be
experienced the claim was invalid, that unless the claim could be empirically substantiated it would be considered false. While empiricists consider statements the
basic unit of meaning, Hume considered individual ideas as this basic unit. To the empiricist a priori statements are, by definition, either true or false. The determination of
a statements validity is made empirically. The statement "two plus two equals four" therefore would be an empirically valid statement. Such a statement is analytical and a definitive
answer can be obtained. On the other hand a statement like "there is life in other galaxies" is one which receives considerable empirical consideration but one which has yet
to be either proved or refuted. Such as statement, therefore is not a priori, it has no definitive answer as yet although their are various analytical efforts being employed
to address it. Statements such as "unicorns are single-horned, horse-like creatures", "there is life after death", and "determinism is true", would be even further removed from meeting the empirical
test of being verifiable or falsifiable. In "Critique of Pure Reason" Kant, another purported rationalist, clarifies that analytic judgments are defined by the
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