Topic: Enquiry concerning Human Understanding

Name: Ahmadov Abdulaziz
Group number: FP-1
Topic: Enquiry concerning Human Understanding
The science of human nature, or moral philosophy, can be studied in following two distinct approaches, each with a unique value that might aid in the amusement, education, and reformation of humanity. According to the first, man is primarily made for action and is influenced by taste and feeling while doing actions. He pursues a single goal, and avoiding another, based on the perceived worth of these items to own, and in accordance with the manner in which they exhibit themselves. Since virtue is considered the most valuable of all things, these philosophers paint her in the most endearing light possible, using all the tools of poetry and eloquence to help them. They also approach their subject in a clear and simple way, choosing the best possible combination to pique the reader's interest and arouse their emotions. They choose the most remarkable insights and real-world examples; they contrast opposing personalities appropriately; they entice us to follow the roads of virtue with their visions of bliss and glory; and they guide us down these routes with the best advice and most notable examples. They arouse and control our emotions, helping us to distinguish between virtue and vice. As a result, they believe that their labors have come to a complete conclusion when they bend our hearts toward the love of honor and integrity. Everyone will quickly concede that there is a significant mental difference between the moment a man experiences the anguish of extreme heat or the pleasure of moderate temperature and the moment he remembers or imagines this emotion in the future. These abilities can imitate or replicate sensory sensations, but they can never fully capture the intensity and vitality of the original feeling. The most we can say about them, even at their most vigorous, is that they portray their subject in such a lively way that we could almost say we feel or see it. However, unless the mind is damaged by illness or insanity, they are never able to reach a pitch of vivacity that would make these perceptions completely indistinguishable from one another. No matter how beautiful a poem's colors are, they will never be able to accurately depict natural items so that the description is mistaken for a genuine mishap. Even the liveliest idea is not as good as the dullest feeling. We can see that this differentiation extends to all other mental perceptions. A man who is enraged is motivated considerably differently from one who is only considering that feeling. If you tell me someone is in love, I can comprehend you and develop a reasonable opinion of his circumstances with ease; but, I will never confuse that opinion with the true disorders and agitations of the passion.
It is obvious that there is a principle of connection between the many concepts or thoughts in the mind and that they introduce one another in a methodical and regular way when they appear to the memory or imagination. This is so evident in our more serious thinking and speech that any individual thought that deviates from the normal tract or chain of thoughts is met with swift criticism and rejection. And if we stop to think about it, we'll see that even in our most fanciful and aimless fantasies—indeed, even in our dreams—the imagination did not go amok at excursions, but rather that there was still a connection maintained between the various concepts that built upon one another. Even if the discussion were the loosest and most unstructured to be written, there would still be something that linked the many transitions.