In Hume's philosophy, all the contents of our mind can be reduced to those given by the senses and experience. He calls these
A) perceptions.
B) images.
C) sense data.
D) brain waves.

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Hume believed that all our ideas and concepts come from our perceptions, which are the immediate objects of our experience. These perceptions can be further divided into impressions (e.g. sensations of touch, taste, sound, etc.) and ideas (mental copies of these impressions). Therefore, the best choice is "perceptions".

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