1. David Hume
... always be derived by an antecedent impression of pleasure. Imagining what love is like can never act as a substitute for the actual sensation Hume's "microscope" theory was a brilliant and simple formula designed to distinguish false ideas. It is built on the foundation of impressions. He is proving his theory of ideas and impressions with the microscope idea. Since impressions influence all ... ...
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