Shade of blue

gives an example of how a blind man does not know color and how a mild mannered man cannot understand the motive of revenge. Hume also creates an exception to his belief that all simple ideas come from impressions. He gives the example of a shade of blue. If a person has seen all the shades of blue except one when you present them a spectrum of blue with that one shade missing, they can easily use their imagination to form an idea for that shade. Although they get the idea of the shade, it is not formed through an impression. I actually agree with Hume in that you can form an idea for the blue shade without ever experiencing it. Even though Hume terminates this idea of the blue shade and calls it insignificant I think it is very important. It basically disproves his whole notion of not being able to derive ideas without impressions. If it is possible to get an idea for the shade of blue without ever originating it from an impression can’t we just as easily form other ideas without any impressions. I think a single example is enough to refute an assertion. The reason I think Hume is wrong is because if a person can come up with missing shade of blue they will obviously be able to do it for any other color. Because a mind can come up with the shades of different colors, I see no reason that we should limit this only to vision. We can just as easily have an idea of missing taste, sound and smell. Say a person is trying out coffee with different amounts of sugar in it and He is…

Summary of the procedure was that there were 4 mass measurements taken during the lab. And that the hotplate was used to heat both the crucible and the sample. Some sources of error could be that the sample and /or crucible where not on the hotplate long enough, an error in the measurement of mass and an error in the calculations also that the crucible with sample was removed from the hotplate before the sample turn all white. A major result is that after the water is removed from the sample it…

she'll tell you how and what exactly goes on in the mind of a morally conflicted cop. The American Idol judge, MTV music artist and Selena actress is putting her drama shoes on again after her work in Out of Sight. Lopez is starring in a new television series called Shades of Blue. She plays Harlee Santos. Santos is a detective and a single mom. The series is set in Brooklyn and Santos goes undercover as an FBI informant to protect her only daughter. Talk about motherly instinct. But that…

Genevieve Gomez Erica Westly, May/June 2010, Fifty Shades Of Blue. Scientific American Mind, Volume: 30-37p. Summary Different Shades of Blue go over the topic of depression. Depression is defined as feelings of severe despondency and dejection. The author Erica Westly goes in depth as to describe how it is known to therapists that, “Men and women experience events such as mental illnesses differently.”(p30) However, when it comes to diagnosing patient’s gender is no longer viewed as a vital…

Hume’s Missing Shade of Blue In the second section of his Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding entitled “Of of the origin of ideas”, David Hume introduces what has come to be a renowned problem in the field of philosophy: that of the “missing shade of blue.” He writes: “Suppose, therefore, a person to have enjoyed his sight for thirty years, and to have become perfectly acquainted with colours of all kinds except one particular shade of blue, for instance, which it never has been his…

After thymol blue was added, the pH-buffered samples developed the colors of red, yellow, green, and blue as the pH of the solutions increased (Figure 3.1A). The pH-2 buffer turned to a light red-pink color, while pH-3 to pH-6 displayed very similar forms of rich yellow or light orange (Figure 3.1A). The neutral pH buffer solution appeared as a saffron green colored solution (Figure 3.1A). A mixture of yellow and green was apparent in the dijon color of the pH-8 buffer (Figure 3.1A). The buffer…

or desire, or will. And impressions are distinguished from ideas, which are less lively perceptions, of which we are conscious, when we reflect on any of those sensations or movements above mentioned.” After making this clear distinction, Hume offers a thought experiment as a potential counterexample to his own view that all simple ideas are copies of impressions. Hume’s famous “missing shade of blue” example is introduced to show that it is at least conceivable that the mind can generate an…

canvas. On this wood panel is a painting of a deer. This deer looks very peaceful. I enjoy looking at artwork that involves animals. I think animals are such outstanding creatures and should be appriciated more often. This painting stood out to me because it was calming. I could stare at this piece of artwork for hours. It appears to be night time. There are many different shades of blue in this piece of artwork. In the top of the painting is the darker shade of blue. Towards the bottom of the…

the Knowledge argument is strong, it must be presented properly to fully understand its stance. The account of the Knowledge argument according to Frank Jackson, goes as follows; Mary is a super-scientist that has been shut away in a black and white room; completely deprived from the real world that is filled with colors. In this room, she is only able to experience the outside world through a black and white monitor. While in this room, Mary was able to become an expert in neurophysiology of…

Hume Essay Relevant parts of Hume’s epistemology supposed that a man cannot determine the missing shade of blue (MSOB) without having experienced that shade. A Cartesian objection of Hume is that he will be able to combine the other shades while in defense of Hume you can argue that this shade is simply a compound idea connected by cause and effect. Hume distinguishes between two mental states of the human mind which are Impressions and Ideas. Impressions are our direct lively perceptions of…