Philosopher |
Innate Ideas |
Abstract ideas |
Idea of substance |
Idea of self or soul |
Idea of God |
Locke |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Berkely |
No |
No |
No |
No, only a notion |
No, only a notion |
Hume |
Innate impressions,not ideas |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Belief or idea |
Locke |
Berekely |
Hume |
Sensation of Red |
Simple idea of sensation |
Idea |
impression
|
Triangularity |
Abstract idea |
Particular idea that indifferently stands for many other ideas |
Word that is associated with a custom or habit to bring to mind many other ideas. |
Chair |
Complex idea of particular substance |
Idea in the mind |
Impression |
Personal identity |
Complex idea based on continuity of memories. |
Notion of our soul, an active immediate perception |
No impression, merely a sentiment based on habit or custom of constant conjunction in experience |
Belief in causality |
Rational inference based upon idea of substance and power |
Rational inference based on notion of God’s active power. |
Habit or custom of constant conjunction in experience |
Belief in God |
Complex idea of particular substance |
Notion |
Miraculous sentiment contrary to causality |
Locke on Primary and Secondary qualities:
Quality |
Example |
What are they? |
Where do they exist? |
Are our Ideas of them true resemblances? |
Primary |
size |
Real mathematical properties of matter in space and time |
In object |
Yes |
Secondary |
odor |
Powers of the object to affect our sensibility |
In object |
No |
Type 3 (dispositions) |
corrosiveness |
Powers of the object to affect other objects |
In object |
No |
Hume on Belief:
Belief |
Nature of belief |
A pen is in my hand now |
Experience of matters of fact |
A triangle has three sides |
reasoning from relations of ideas |
If I drop this pen it will fall |
sentiment or feeling based upon custom or habit |
Lying is immoral |
sentiment of disinterested approbation |
I am the same person as yesterday |
sentiment or feeling based upon custom or habit |
Pat Robertson cured that man of his heart disease by closing his eyes and laying his hands upon him. |
miraculous sentiment contrary to causality |