On Hume on space: Green's attack, James' empirical response

A Klein - Journal of the History of Philosophy, 2009 - muse.jhu.edu
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AlExAndER KlEin what part of our spatial perceptions comes directly from sensation, and
what part is contributed by the mind itself? 1 This question proved a thorn in traditional
empiricism's side. The difficulty stems from two of empiricism's core commitments. First,
canonical empiricists like Berkeley and Hume maintained that perceptions are composed of
sensory atoms. Second, they also held that the
AlExAndER KlEin what part of our spatial perceptions comes directly from sensation, and what part is contributed by the mind itself? 1 This question proved a thorn in traditional empiricism’s side. The difficulty stems from two of empiricism’s core commitments. First, canonical empiricists like Berkeley and Hume maintained that perceptions are composed of sensory atoms. Second, they also held that the
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