For Hume, one can test the truth of one's ideas by
A) using a priori and deductive arguments.
B) tracing ideas back to the impressions from which they came.
C) tracing impressions back to the ideas from which they came.
D) finding out what some authority says.
B
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Reliance on reason is contrasted with a reliance on mystery primarily in that _______
A. mystery keeps the dialogue open at all times B. mystery is not appealing to many people C. reason has the goal of appreciating things D. mystery closes the dialogue
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No sugar plum fairies are threatening beasts. Therefore, some sugar plum fairies are not threatening beasts.
A. Invalid, illicit subcontrary. B. Valid. C. Invalid, existential fallacy. D. Invalid, illicit subalternation.