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Hume And Descartes On The Theory Of Ideas
David Hume and Rene Descartes are philosophers with opposing views about
the origination of ideas. Descartes believed there were three types of ideas
which are, innate, adventitious and those from imagination. He stated since he
exists and his idea of what a perfect being is, such as God, then God exists.
Hume, on the other had, believed ideas came only from one thing, impressions.
Both theories have their strengths and weaknesses but I like Hume's theory
better than Descartes.
Descartes believed imagination could not help humans. Descartes'
definition of ideas was, o ....
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