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Not sure about anything. Humes observations have no practical use because we cant live according to them Eg: theres no reason to take a breath, no proof air wont suddenly be poisonous, no reason to take a step, because theres no reason the earth wont collapse beneath our feet However,despite the fact that his ideas are of no real practical use, they are logical. All of our ideas are based on what has happened in the past.
CRI 1: The external world and sense data: 1. Is there an external world at all? 2. If yes, how do our ideas reflect or correspond to external reality?
1: Yes, there is. The world exists independently of human existence. 2: Our senses are compositions of data. Everyones eyes receive light reflected from things, but do we know we all see the same thing? Do we know we interpret sound/light/pain etc in the same way? Wed have a much different perspective on the external world if we have 10 eyes, surely?
CRI4: Sense impressions are not necessary (or by themselves: not sufficient) for ideas/K: (cf. CL list/Wittgenstein)
words such as and or is and either all seem to be an integral part in our language without which, communication would be almost impossible. These ideas do not have corresponding sense impressions and they are not empty or meaningless as Hume would have suggested.
CRI5: Logical connectives, logic in general do not require sense impressions (8/9) explain in your words to your partner:
Logic does not require sense impressions, as is proved by mathematics. We know that in this universe, two plus two equals four, yet we have no sense impression of this. The same principle applies to other mathematics.
CRI6: Concept language is public and doesn't arise from private sense impressions (9 middle) explain in your own words
We dont physically experience the meaning of words from public language, yet we can GRASP the concept of it.
CRI8: Prior theorizing required <-???? CRI9: Mind-independent world is unknowable (23)
We can never know what the external world is actually like because we will always be restricted by our minds?