Knowledge through Experience In this article I will argue for David Hume's empiricist theory of knowledge as presented in An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding. I will first explain where his theory of knowledge comes from and then demonstrate how it is correct by arguing it against Descartes' view of knowledge and demonstrating why Hume is right. Hume's view of knowledge is based on empiricist theory which states that knowledge is only acquired through sensory experience. Hume's specific view on this is that everyone starts out equally without knowledge or experience when they are born and acquires experiences and consequently knowledge throughout life. Even the most complex ideas are simply a collection of simple experiences. An objection to this might be that the human mind can go beyond what it knows and come up with ideas that others cannot imagine, as a creative person can. Hume would respond by saying that anything beyond what people can perceive has no cognitive content. However Hume argues that the concept of putting together two known things...