hume said that an idea is nothing more than a re-created memory. that we create our ideas every time we think them. that they start in sense perception and fade from there. that knowledge as enduring understanding is an illusion. kant agreed, and added though that just because thought is contingent, does not mean we aren’t aware of useful patterns. the river still flows in navigable runs.
July 3, 2013 by m4u
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