On Similarity Principle In Hume's Philosophy

By crack a book to Hume's philosophy, the similarity is one of Hume's philosophy characteristic in his methodology .Hume constructs his philosophy system according to the way of similarity. We can generalize the meanings of similarity and representation form that are based on historical review of similarity along with status and effect in Hume's philosophy .we think in Hume's philosophy the similarity is relation to ideas in memory and imagination, as well as the character that the idea unforced arouse another idea. Representation forms of the similarity include the correspondence of impression and idea, association of ideas and sympathy of sentiment. This forms impenetrate in Hume'epistemology, aesthetics, religion theory. Similarity principle in the light of methodology has important enlightenment significance for the way of natural science and arts.