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