Hume claims that all our thoughts, ideas, memories, images, and anything else in our minds either (1) is derived from our perceptions of what is outside us or inside us, or (2) is created by “joining”...

Hume claims that all our thoughts, ideas, memories, images, and anything else in our minds either (1) is derived from our perceptions of what is outside us or inside us, or (2) is created by “joining” together ideas that were derived from perceptions of what is outside us or inside us. So everything in our minds ultimately must be capable of being traced back to some perceptions of something outside us or inside us. Do you think Hume is right? Hume argues for his claim by saying that no matter what idea you choose, if you examine it long enough you will see that it is derived from perceptions or created from perceptions. Can you think of any concept you have in your mind that you did not derive from perceptions or create from perceptions? What would the rationalists say to Hume?