Hume- First, It seems evident, that animals, as well as men learn many things from experience, and infer, that the same events will always follow from the same causes. By this principle they become acqainted with the more obvious properties of external objects, and gradually, from their birth, treasure up a knowledge of the nature of fire, water, earth, stones, heights, depths &c., and of the effects, which result from their operation.
----I agree with Hume, because we learn things from experience and so do animals. Once we experience something whether its good or bad we know that outcome. Animals also use this, they learn also from instinct. Animals are smart enough to know what animals to stay away from, maybe from seeing the result of another animal. In regards to when he talks about fire, children as well as animals know how to stay away from fire from experience. We all learn from sensations also. From birth we learn things and carry them with us through life. Experiences stay with us as well as they do too with animals.
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yeah Humans and animals both have instinctual forces either to protect yourself or take care of yourself. Animals many times have more dangerous instinct than humans have- Humans can handle confrontation better than animals. Animals fight physically and humans are not always like that.
I feel that Hume is stating the obvious. If an animal goes by fire, its going to get burned. I feel that an animal would eventually catch on and not go back by/into the fire. It will recognize that the effect of going into the fire will be to be in pain again. Animals definitely have better instincts when it comes to danger over humans.
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