two philosophies and their belief

Two Philosophers and Their Theories of Belief When reading Rene Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy and David Hume’s An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, one notices that both philosophers focus a large part of their writings on the subject of human belief. Both authors have different theories on what makes a person form those beliefs that are important in life. Through an analysis of their theories, it is possible to understand the way these two …

…are holding the paper and his entire body are not really his. Such examples in Descartes’ theory seem a little too extreme or even paranoid for a rational thinking person to discern. On the other hand, Hume’s theory of forming beliefs through experience and from exciting ideas makes perfectly good sense to the mind. Both theories, though completely different from each other, are interesting and deserving of these two great philosopher's attention and efforts.