I added some explanations for the quotes, because different people might interpret the original quotes differently. You asked the question, and I offe...
I posted 2x quotes from Treatise of Hume, and also added some explanations to them on how the belief arises on the existence of the External Word / Bo...
My belief on the existence and working of the brain, which I have never seen is based on the information I have read from the books and Biology classe...
Yes, I do accept the brain is the biological organ where all the mental events happens. But at the same time, brain is the blackbox i.e. we don't know...
Yes, I do agree we are seeing the cup, when there is a cup in front of us. But the question was what is your belief in the existence of the cup when n...
What I meant was, if you believe in what you are perceiving is the world, but the world is actually including all the celestial objects, microbiologic...
I only came across the video a day or so ago. I thought it was an interesting video, because the presenter has Phd in Philosophy of Science, but rejec...
But isn't that a case of solipsism? Does it mean that someone who lost sensibility in his sense organ has no world? Therefore he doesn't have the worl...
Are you sure what you are perceiving is the world? What is the world? The point is not to do with being conscious or not. The point is, what is your g...
Any supporting quotes from CPR for these points? It sounds interesting. But need more elaboration and explanation. No one claimed that existing object...
Sure, that was in my plan anyway. I will do some related readings on the concepts. I was looking at the book by Colin McGinn called "Logical Propertie...
Well, you seem to try to assert some points in your messages, but they don't seem to have flow, or supporting arguments or evidence in logical and rea...
There are Kantian scholars in both far end of the poles on the interpretations i.e. the traditionalists vs. revolutionist. Obviously you are asserting...
The concept "exist" is not a simple term. One can write a PhD thesis with it. Not sure if it is meaningful to ask simply, and answer simply on it. You...
Sure, Husserl has totally different concept on the world. He is a Phenomenologist of course. It is interesting to explore how the concepts of the worl...
Ok, here is Hume's account of the way our belief generates for the existence of continuous existence of the external world (bodies). In Treatise, Hume...
I read that Enquiries had been written after his Treatise to give his mitigated opinion on his scepticism propounded in Treatise. I recall that was wh...
Yes, I agree that he has points in his claims. Hume's writing style is clear to follow, but he definitely says different things on the same point in d...
Isn't it a case that we went to invoke the antinomies of pure reason due to your queries - "how that even came to be a question?" The statement "The w...
Sure. Fair enough. If you say, 1. This is what you said. 2. But this is the evidence(s) which prove(s) against what you said. 3. Here is the list of t...
Hume's writing can be deceptive in Treatise, and it can be tricky to pinpoint what he was actually trying to say. But I am sure he describes the way o...
I was reading B446/A420 and B448/A421 in CPR for the part, where Kant says that the World is totality of all appearances in the universe, therefore it...
No, it is about how our mind and belief works, and how even Science use our belief in non-existing existence and observations as a methodology at time...
The belief in the existence of the hypothetical planet Vulcun comes to mind. Sometimes even the Scientist believe in the non-existence of the contiguo...
You have not even understood the question. The question was not about the external world, but was about the CONTINUAL existence of the external world ...
Your post sounds like as if you have not read anything on Hume and any messages in this thread with attention. What does Hume say about the way our be...
:up: Interesting points. I am going to go over Kant's view on Scepticism too, after Hume. This post seems giving me insight and guidance where to look...
I am not sure where you read Hume from, but it doesn't sound as if there is any truth at all in your points. Therefore I will give it a miss on that. ...
Kant says that the World is totality all appearances in the universe (CPR, Antinomy of Reason), therefore it belongs to the subject of Cosmology. It i...
Sure, I find Hume's argument interesting, which I am going to read further. Whether he was denying the world or not, is not really important for me at...
Ok, thanks for your explanation. "we may well ask, what causes us to believe in the existence of body? But 'tis vain to ask, whether there be body or ...
Hume doesn't think reason does it, and he concludes that human instinct and nature, namely imagination forces us to believe in the things while not pe...
Yes, this is the point. When you close your eyes, you still believe the things exist. You are even touching them with your hands, claiming, wow these ...
I think Hume would say, things do exist, but when you are not seeing them, why do you believe them to exist? What is the ground for the belief that th...
Object permanence sounds like a psychological term. I must admit I am not familiar with the concept. Could you perhaps elaborate on it? My intention o...
Yes, I am. I am in the world. Sometimes the world is in my mind, when I am imagining it. But Hume would say, no mate, when you close your eyes, you do...
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