Charging by Induction Purpose: To determine the kind of charge induced on a neutral object when it is approached by a charged object. Materials: • metal-leaf electroscope • ebonite rod • fur • glass rod • silk • human finger (with body) Procedure: 1. The metal-leaf electroscope was approached‚ but not touched‚ by a negatively charged ebonite rod. The rod was moved toward and away from the metal ball on the electroscope several times. Observations were recorded
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In this paper I will be contrasting the moral philosophies of David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Although I will be discussing several ideas from each philosopher the main theme of my paper will be dealing with the source of morality. It is my opinion that Hume’s sentiment based‚ empirical method is more practical than the reason based‚ a priori theory of Kant. According to Kant moral law must be known a priori‚ and must be able to be universally applied to all beings. Kant asserts that empirical explanations
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and rationalist concluded that one self was merely a continuous awareness of one’s own existence; one’s substance was one’s ability to think. On the other hand‚ David Hume‚ an empiricist refuted Descartes conclusion and claimed that the concept of self was nonsense‚ the idea could not be linked to any sensual experience. Ultimately‚ Hume concluded that there was no such thing as self‚ i.e. self does not actually exist and that the concept was an illusion. Overall‚ Descartes theory of self is more reasonable
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easily account for them again by an appeal to himself. However‚ adventitious ideas do pose a problem‚ since he says that nature has always taught him to think that they are “derived from things that existing outside me.” Therefore‚ an account of their origin may have to include an appeal to things that exist external to his mind. Hume’s theory of the mind owes a great debt to John Locke’s ideas. Hume names the basic contents of the mind as “perceptions‚” as what Locke described as “whatsoever
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Descartes VS Hume René Descartes and David Hume touched upon epistemology on the same question‚ “where does human knowledge come from?” They both came to very different conclusions. Descartes claimed that our knowledge came from human reasoning alone and this is an absolute certainty principle. This faculty of reasoning is innate tool that came with human species. He called this tool‚ “mind‚” which is separated from our body. Hume on the other hand‚ claimed that human learned from observing the
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This paper focuses on the ideas of David Hume and his work concerning cause and effect. Firstly‚ I am going to explain impressions and ideas and how Hume concludes that we cannot have the idea of power. Secondly‚ I am going to explain why Hume declares that there is a perception necessary connection between events. Thirdly‚ I will explain Hume’s definitions of causation and the conclusion he cones up with that states that cause is the conjunction that reinforces our ideas. Lastly‚ I will raise two
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For throughout the centuries‚ scholars have addressed whether information exists and on the off chance that we know anything at all thinkers characterize learning as a conviction which is in concurrence with the actualities we can know are those which are testable and that learning must be gathered by a solid means‚ for example‚ science. Something else‚ our "insight" is simply conviction. While it appeared glaringly evident to me that the wellspring of learning was nature or the universe‚ I have
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questions on how do human beings acquire knowledge‚ and whether or not science was the source of people comprehension of reality. Among the popular philosophers of epistemology are for instance‚ David Hume the empiricist and Rene Descartes the rationalism. In this paper‚ I will strive to explain how David Hume is more convincing and why? In addition‚ I will explain my
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Necessity”‚ Hume wants to discuss what liberty and necessity mean and whether or not they can be compatible with each other. This is all really a discussion of Hume’s view of free will and determinism‚ and how they can be easily reconciled through compatibilism where for example both liberty and necessity are required for morality. He starts off by considering the idea of necessity and defines it as‚ “the constant conjunction of similar objects‚ and the consequent inference from one to another” (Hume 150)
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