PSY 4130 Lecture 7: psy4130 l7
22 Jan 2020
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His goal is to create a science of human nature. I mean faint images of these in thinking and reasoning. All the perceptions of the human mind resolve themselves into two distinct kinds, which i shall call impressions and ideas. Both mental contents (impressions and ideas) may be simple or complex. Universal laws, fundamental of how the mind works. (d"apr s hume, the association of law and effect is the most important law of association) Causality is a habit of mind that comes from frequent repetitions of a followed by b; Habit not reason is the ultimate principle allowing us to draw inferences from our experiences. He thinks animals are more alike than humans (compared to berkeley) Fundamental law of association is contiguity: the idea that things are close together in time or space. And use this to explain: association, motion, voluntary action, etc. Repetition of sensations and ideas is necessary for associations to be formed.
