Philosophy

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David Hume and Immanuel Kant have both had tremendous impact on the field of philosophy. Their contributions, especially "A Treatise of Human Nature" by Hume and the "Critique of Pure Reason" by Kant are masterpieces in philosophical literature. Both of them have left their own novel ideas and concepts, which deeply influenced and gave a new understanding to domains as diverse as philosophy, politics and religion. This paper studies the ideas of Hume and Kant and presents a comparative study of their philosophies.

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"Accumulation of knowledge is a process, which involves sensory input together with innate cognitive response. Kant argues that the operation of this cognitive faculty is very subtle and hence difficult to perceive. Kant identifies two separate forms of knowledge namely priori and posteriori. He defines knowledge, which falls beyond the realm of experience as a priori. What is a priori for a person might just be a posteriori for another person in a different period of time. That is to say that experience garnered by people in the past might just be accepted as priori by the future generation. (Impure priori). On the other hand a pure priori represents knowledge which is bereft of any empirical origins. Therefore "knowledge a priory" is a combination of both pure priori and impure priori."

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