Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the…
2020
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Since the perception of hardness is not necessarily connected with its colour, it can be said that all the perceptions seen conjoined but never connected.
Reason (R) : Causal relationship is always contingent and probable because it is derived from experience.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- A.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- B.
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
- C.
(A) is true but (R) is false
- D.
(A) is false but (R) is true
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Correct answer: A
The assertion and reason express Hume's view that constant conjunction does not prove necessary connection, and causal relation is derived from experience, so it remains contingent and probable.