The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation.”

  The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation.” Explain what Hume meant by this statement. How does it reflect his views on reason, understanding , perception and ideas? (I realize that we have already covered Hume). (Read Sections I and II in An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding www.eserver.org/18th/hume-enquiry.html (this one may give you trouble) http.www.davidhume.org/texts/ehu.html (this one should work) this is the book in case you need. Archetypes of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy, Douglas J. Soccio, 9th ed., 2013