Who is David Hume? About when and where did he live?
Tell me some “fun facts” about Hume. David Hume was an 18th century British philosopher. He is considered the greatest philosopher to write in the English language. Immanuel Kant, perhaps the greatest German philosopher in history, said that reading Hume “awoke me from my dogmatic slumber.” (b) Explain the distinction between relations of ideas and matters of fact. Give one example of each. relations of ideas – statements that are made true simply in virtue of the concepts contained in the statement For example, ‘All triangles have three sides’. matters of fact – statements that are not relations of ideas For example, ‘The earth revolves around the sun’. 3. Here is Hume’s Problem of Induction: 1. If there is any reason to believe in PUN, then our justification for PUN is either a priori or a posteriori. 2. Our justification for PUN is not a priori. 3. Our justification for PUN is not a posteriori. 4. Therefore, there is no reason to believe in PUN. 5. If there is no reason to believe i
