Part one of term paper
In his passage “An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding”, David Hume seeks to answer the popular philosophical question of how human beings acquire knowledge. To Hume, knowledge is what the mind perceives, and these perceptions can be broken down and classified in two distinct categories; (1) Thoughts & Ideas, and (2) Impressions. Al ...

Part two of term paper
... on our mind. When the human mind attempts to recall these impressions, the images perceived merely imitate these impressions into what Hume calls thoughts and ideas. The original impressions, which are derived from sensory input, will have a greater impact on the human being, either physically or mentally, than merely rethinking or recalling them. To support his doctrine, Hume gives an example of how “A blind man can form no notion of colours”. A blind man cannot form impressions o ...