PHIL 1 Lecture 20: Phil 1 Notes 20
15 Sep 2020
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Difference between relations of ideas and matters of fact. Humes objection to causation as necessary connection. Humes objection to the freedom of will. 2+3 = 5, all bachelors are unmarried. These relations are established through a priori reasoning. Independent of experience: you don"t need experience to establish these relations. Limited, do not give us information of the world. The sun will rise tomorrow, fire will hurt, california is sunny. These are established through experiences: observation, memory, senses. Problematic- we would have to assume that these will stay the same. Although they are uncertain, they give us more information of the world. Bachelors are unmarried - relations of ideas. Bachelors are men - relations of ideas. Bachelors wear suits - matters of facts. Bachelors have smirks on their faces - matters of facts. Larry is a bachelor, but he is married is false, because being unmarried is a relation of idea, which is 100% certain of a bachelor.
