Sensations

Last friday we discussed some of Hume's reasonings. Hume believed that without sensation, ideas are meaningless. Over the break we have all been surrounded with an overload of tastes, colors, and sounds and other sensations. I kept reflecting on Hume's thoughts on perceptions. I cannot deny that all of these things in the moment are more "lively" than anything that we can imagine. And although all of our thoughts and ideas come from things we have experienced, I do not believe that we are incapable of having just as powerful and real moments inside of our mind or soul. Hume talks about everything using the actual senses, however, he does not focus on actual feelings and relationships to others. What about love and hate and courage? These feelings are within the soul and cannot be seen. I would argue that these feelings are just as powerful as actual physical sensations.