...perfect, could not have inferred from the fluidity and tranfparency of water,- that it would fufibcate him, or from the light and warmth of fire, that it would confume him. No object ever difcovers, by the qualities which appear to the fenfes, either the caufes,...

...discover any of its causes or effect^ ADAM, though his rational faculties be supposed, at 'the very feat, entirely perfect, could not have inferred from the...our reason, unassisted by experience, ever draw any inference concerning real existence and matter of fact. This proposition, that causes and effects are...

...discover any of its causes or effects, Adam, though his rational faculties be supposed, at the very first, entirely perfect, could not have inferred from the...discovers, by the qualities which appear to the senses, cither the causes which produced it, or the effects which will arise from it ; nor can our reason,...

...discover any of its causes or effects. Adam, though his rational faculties be supposed, at the very first, entirely perfect, could not have inferred from the fluidity and transparency of water, that it would sufibcate him; or from the light- and warmth of fire, that it would consume him. No object ever discovers,...

...discover any of its causes or effects. Adam, though his rational faculties be supposed, at the very first, entirely perfect, could not have inferred from the...our reason, unassisted by experience, ever draw any inference concerning real existence and matter of fact. This proposition, that causes and effects are...

...discover any of its causes or effects. Adam, though his rational faculties be supposed, at the very first, entirely perfect, could not have inferred from the...our reason, unassisted by experience, ever draw any inference concerning real existence and matter of fact. This proposition, that causes and effects are...

...discover any of its causes or effects. Adam, though his rational faculties be supposed at the very first entirely perfect, could not have inferred from the...light and warmth of fire that it would consume him." All this we see no reason to dispute ; but when he advances to the conclusion that it is by repeated...

...the very first, entirely perfect, could not from the fluidity and transparency of water have inferred that it would suffocate him ; or from the light and...our reason, unassisted by experience, ever draw any inference concerning real existence or matters of fact. The effect is a distinct event from the cause,...

...and transparency of water have inferred that it would suffocate 448 Hume's Philosophical Works. [Oct. him ; or from the light and warmth of fire, that it...our reason, unassisted by experience, ever draw any inference concerning real existence or matters of fact. The effect is a distinct event from the cause,...

...no object," says that eminent thinker, " ever discovers, by the qualities which appear to the sense, either the causes which produced it, or the effects...our reason, unassisted by experience, ever draw any inference concerning real existence and matter of fact. The same truth obtains with regard to events...