Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blanks.
Hume is not content with reducing the ________ of a causal connection to experience of a frequent conjunction. He proceeds to argue that such experience does not ________ the expectation of similar conjunctions in the future.
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instance, rationalise
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evidence, justify
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boundaries, preclude
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validity, extend
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Option (2) gives sense to the sentence as it is the ‘evidence’ or proof of a causal connection that is linked to experience. Also, ‘justify’ indicates the strictness of Hume’s evidence which does not rely on an experience to validate future expectations. Hence, option (2) is the correct answer.