Sunday, May 18, 2008
Hume: Relation of ideas vs. Matter of Fact
Relation of ideas are a priori and indestructable bonds created between ideas. Statements that are logically true like 2 + 2+4 and all bachelors are unmarried are examples of relations of ideas. Matters of fact deal with experience. This is seen in things such as saying that it will rain tomorrow or that the sun was out today. they are learned or a posteriori and can be denied unlike Relation of ideas.
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things like it wil rain tomarrow or the sun will come up tomarrow are not really rational ideas. hume goes on to say somethings that seem to be common sense may not be true or rational.
jimmy
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