Objects of Human Inquiry
Hume (IP3 107b)

Relations of IdeasMatters of Fact
sphere:mathematics (science)
certainty:intuitively or demonstratively certain not certain
example:Three times five is equal to half of thirty. The sun will rise tomorrow.
knowable:by the mere operation of thought (by experience)
dependence:not dependent on existence (dependent on existence)
possibility:contrary is not possible contrary is possible


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Richard Lee, rlee@uark.edu, last modified: 3 November 2004