The Problem before us-Words which require no verbal explanation-Truth
not one of these-Definitions of Truth by the Philosophers-Attempt at a
more exhaustive analysis-Apologetic.
Words with which Definition is concerned-Definition by means of Simple
Ideas-Sensations of Sight the first, most frequent, and most lasting-The
Ideas of Sight are therefore the most convenient for definition-Defini-
tions of Individuals, Natural Kinds, and Artificial Classes.
The object of Proposition-Negative use of Universal Propositions-The ab-
horrence of Doubt and consequent arbitrary value put upon propositions-
Contradictory Instance-Absolute vagueness of Particular Propositions—
Propositions as to Artificial Kinds.
OF CAUSE AND THE LAW OF UNIVERSAL CAUSATION.
Two distinct questions-Cause an arbitrary link between phænomena— Attri-
bution and Causation-The primæval Savage-The supposed Law of the
Uniformity of Nature-The Future and The Past-Theological Difficulty
-Hume's theory-The Idea of Cause -Animistic Nature thereof.