Hume Claims That Everyone Acts as If the Doctrine of Necessity

question 45

True/False

Hume claims that everyone acts as if the doctrine of necessity is false, even though in words they acknowledge it as true.

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Definitions:

Distal Stimulus

An object or event in the external world that provides information to the sensory organs.

Bottom-Up Processing

A cognitive process in which perception starts with an input from the environment, leading to the integration of the features of the stimulus into a cohesive whole.

Motivational States

Internal conditions that activate behavior towards a goal or push for satisfaction of a need.

Appetitive Stimulus

A pleasant or desirable stimulus that an organism is drawn towards or seeks out, often used in the context of behavior reinforcement.