Weaknessess

there is no direct experience of the world as such - only direct experience of sense data
we can never know if every individual truly shares the same sense impressions, as we can never experience anyone else's perception
we can conceive of a missing shade of blue but there is no sure way we can trace this back to experience
some metaphysical or fantastical ideas are too complex to be broken down into simpler concepts easily - a unicorn
sense impressions are not necessary for ideas
the idea that sense experience stimulates ideas is not the same as ideas being copies of sense impressions
Certain logical conclusions such as 'X cannot be X and not X at the same time' seem to have no basis in sense experience
Words are not just labels
nothing about experience itself teaches us how to judge it - 'this is tove'
therefore we cannot assume that what we are experiencing is an accurate representation of the world, of there even is a physical external world to represent in the first place.
Words represent ideas - ideas - sense impressions represent themselves(after scepticism) and not necessarily any external world. in other words, my words stand for my sense impressions and no one else's
COUNTER could lead to solipsism
COUNTER Hume admits this is the exception to the rule
when exchanging ideas (which supposedly stand for sense impressions, which are exclusive) sense impressions can play no part in the concepts. our understanding of the same language, not shared sense impressions, is what allows us to communcaite effectively
Liebniz's example of viened marble rather than a blank slate

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A Levels Philosophy (Reason and Experience) Notiz am Tabula Rasa - created from Mind Map, erstellt von rlshindmarsh am 15/04/2014.