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For Hume, having the sensation of all shades of blue except one, yet having an idea of that one, would
{ 1 } - not be a counter-example to his theory that all ideas are based on impressions.
{ 2 } - show that sensations are copies of ideas.
{ 3 } - require the imagination to produce an idea that in no way was a copy of a sensation.
{ 4 } - force him to admit that his theory that all ideas are based on sensations is wrong.
{ 5 } - be an example of a complex idea without a complex impression.
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For Hume, having the sensation of all shades of blue except one, yet having an idea of that one, would
{ 1 } - not be a counter-example to his theory that all ideas are based on impressions.
{ 2 } - show that sensations are copies of ideas.
{ 3 } - require the imagination to produce an idea that in no way was a copy of a sensation.
{ 4 } - force him to admit that his theory that all ideas are based on sensations is wrong.
{ 5 } - be an example of a complex idea without a complex impression.
No, he admits that it is a counter-example to his theory.
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For Hume, having the sensation of all shades of blue except one, yet having an idea of that one, would
{ 1 } - not be a counter-example to his theory that all ideas are based on impressions.
{ 2 } - show that sensations are copies of ideas.
{ 3 } - require the imagination to produce an idea that in no way was a copy of a sensation.
{ 4 } - force him to admit that his theory that all ideas are based on sensations is wrong.
{ 5 } - be an example of a complex idea without a complex impression.
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For Hume, having the sensation of all shades of blue except one, yet having an idea of that one, would
{ 1 } - not be a counter-example to his theory that all ideas are based on impressions.
{ 2 } - show that sensations are copies of ideas.
{ 3 } - require the imagination to produce an idea that in no way was a copy of a sensation.
{ 4 } - force him to admit that his theory that all ideas are based on sensations is wrong.
{ 5 } - be an example of a complex idea without a complex impression.
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For Hume, having the sensation of all shades of blue except one, yet having an idea of that one, would
{ 1 } - not be a counter-example to his theory that all ideas are based on impressions.
{ 2 } - show that sensations are copies of ideas.
{ 3 } - require the imagination to produce an idea that in no way was a copy of a sensation.
{ 4 } - force him to admit that his theory that all ideas are based on sensations is wrong.
{ 5 } - be an example of a complex idea without a complex impression.
No, because he admits that the situation is possible without admitting his theory is wrong.
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For Hume, having the sensation of all shades of blue except one, yet having an idea of that one, would
{ 1 } - not be a counter-example to his theory that all ideas are based on impressions.
{ 2 } - show that sensations are copies of ideas.
{ 3 } - require the imagination to produce an idea that in no way was a copy of a sensation.
{ 4 } - force him to admit that his theory that all ideas are based on sensations is wrong.
{ 5 } - be an example of a complex idea without a complex impression.
No, the idea of a shade of blue would be a simple idea.
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