Question
G.E.M. Anscombe cited a problem posed by this thinker as a reason for not paying a grocer in a paper outlining her notion of brute facts. This thinker was the first to popularize the theory of the self as a “bundle” of perceptions. This thinker’s sentimentalism is often summarized with his claim that reason is the “slave of the passions.” Nelson Goodman expanded on this thinker’s “missing shade of blue” thought experiment with his New Riddle of Induction. This thinker elaborated on the work of his fellow empiricist George Berkeley in A Treatise of Human Nature. For 10 points, name this Scottish philosopher who wrote An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. ■END■
ANSWER: David Hume
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Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Lucas Shedlock (DII) | Princeton | NYU A | 59 | 10 |
Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Swarthmore B | 82 | 10 |
Andrea Ladino (UG) | NYU B | Rutgers | 95 | 10 |
Saif | Fordham | Delaware B | 95 | 10 |
Jacob Martin (UG) | Maryland | Penn | 102 | 10 |
Rishi Sondhi (DII) | NYU C | Columbia B | 110 | 0 |
Ashish Kumbhardare | Rowan | Swarthmore A | 110 | 0 |
Frank Paz (DII) | Swarthmore A | Rowan | 110 | 10 |
Andrew Yang (UG) | Columbia B | NYU C | 110 | 0 |