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Assignment:
1. A. What does Locke mean by "substance"? Why does Locke believe that there must be substances underlying everything that we experience?
B. How does Berkeley disagree with Locke on primary and secondary qualities?
C. How does Berkeley arrive at the existence of God?
2. A. How did Hume explain the origin of ideas? Be sure to include in your discussion here the distinction Hume makes about impressions and ideas.
B. How does Hume regard the nature of our mind? How does Hume explain what is called the process of "thinking"?
C. Discuss the significance of this question of Hume: From what impression is that idea supposed to be derived?
3. A. How does Hume use the question, "From what impression is that idea supposed to be derived?" to cast doubt on the validity of the principle of causality? Be sure to include here the relations that are implied when a claim is made that "A causes B" and whether we have impressions corresponding to each of these relations.
B. How does Hume explain the origin of the idea of self that remains the same through-out any changes? Is our idea of "self" meaningful for Hume? Why so?
C. How does Hume explain the origin of our idea of a material world that exists outside of the mind? Is such idea of a material world meaningful for Hume? Why so?