Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Examination No. 1 Question #5

Explain Dr. George Campbell’s ferry boat illustration with reference to Hume’s conditions for empiricism, and clarify how he intended to criticize Hume’s position via the illustration.

1 comment:

Ryan said...

Regarding Campbell's illustration, it will be helpful to understand two things:

1) The difference between 'a lack of experience' and 'an opposite (or contrary) experience.'

2) Why the above distinction is significant.