David Hume recognises that all the contents of the mind can be distinguished into impressions and ideas, in which …show more content…
Hume proposed the “Copy principle”, which states that all ideas are copied from impressions, and offers two arguments to support his theory about the relationship between idea and impression. The first argument suggests that, when we analyse our thoughts, we can reduce them to the simple ideas copied from previous feelings. Thus, the idea of God, by extending the qualities of goodness and wisdom, comes from the reflection of our own mind. The second argument suggests that, without having the particular experience, a person lacks in the ability to form the corresponding ideas. For example, blind and deaf people have no ideas of colours, or sounds, because the ideas have never been introduced to them. Since all the materials involve in thinking are derived from our thought, it justify that ideas are merely copies of our impressions despite its