An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

Key Insight 1: All our thoughts are copies of our experiences.

This insight from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 2: Knowledge is either certain (ideas) or probable (facts).

This insight from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 3: Reason cannot prove the future will resemble the past.

This insight from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 4: Our belief in cause and effect is driven by custom, not logic.

This insight from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 5: The idea of 'necessary connection' is an internal feeling.

This insight from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 6: Human actions are as predictable as physical events.

This insight from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 7: Freedom means acting according to your will, which is compatible with necessity.

This insight from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 8: We must weigh testimony against the probability of the event, especially for miracles.

This insight from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 9: We cannot infer God's attributes or future actions beyond what is seen in the world.

This insight from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 10: Excessive scepticism is impractical; a modest approach is the guide of life.

This insight from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 11: Worthwhile inquiry is limited to abstract reasoning about quantity or experimental reasoning about facts.

This insight from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.