JadiedEssay Preview: JadiedReport this essayChapter 11 The Skeptic: David HumeWhat is Locke’s “Egocentric Predicament?”The Egocentric Predicament is a problem associated with our ideas and how we perceive the world. Locke believes all knowledge come from personal ideas; these ideas are based upon our perception of the world. However, if we only see the world based on our own ideas how can there be any external or objective world. This begs questions similar to; can I really know an objective world exists? If there is no external world do any other minds –or ideas- other than my own exist? How can we ever test reality if it is our own mental construction? Locke concludes that we do have some knowing in relation to the subjective and objective reality that they do exist, but that we do not have a clear idea between one and of the other.
The Skeptic: Adam SmithI find the following to be the most interesting book by the Skeptic since it contains very much his own views, as well as some new ones that are not taken up by the “alternative Skeptic” or even by all of the “experts”! This is why I like him so much. If I had to pick one to write more about for the rest of what is already available, I would pick Adam Smith. All of the important arguments have been well researched and well documented, but it is clear from the comments above that this book is simply a nice collection and it is a good read that will serve as a model for others to learn more about the history of religion. If you wish to learn more, you can do so in the following articles, but I would not recommend it unless you think you are doing the right things. The original Skeptic and his essays are here: JadiedEssay Preview : the Skeptic (1870)[/a: “The Skeptic says the whole earth is a work of creation/sacred art; but if it’s one piece of the creation process, then the first, let alone the last, is not the same thing.”] | A little about yourself
7. Why does Hume draw a distinction between “facts” and “values”?Hume draws this distinction in recognizing further our own subjective and objective world. In this, through our own personal experience we associate certain facts with moral judgments and values. For example, there may be the fact that the sun will rise tomorrow. However, we place a judgment whether we dislike or like the sun rising tomorrow. Hume has merely recognized the distinction between the fact (sun) and values (likes/dislikes) of the sun. Hume’s link between facts and values was a push to further understand moral philosophy and our understanding of it.
What is the “empirical criterion of meaning”?It states that meaningful ideas can be traced to sense experience (impressions). This relates to us having to question the very things we may believe are true. We may explore the idea of fate and conclude based upon experience that fate does not exist. What impressions do we have that fate exist? This causes us to look closely at the idea of fate because nothing from our experience may, or may not match fate to our experience of it. We must ask the question whether there are any impressions to sense experience regarding Fate, if we cannot find any valid impressions it would be worthless or meaningless utterances.