Hume's Notes Flashcards
“Self”
Is defined as a single, continuous basis of personal identity, the “essence” of a person that makes them who they are and their whole life.
“Self” = ?
“Soul”
“Self” is derived from Judeo-Christin concept of “soul”
“Essence”
The definitive property that makes something what it is.
“Accident”
Changeable secondary properties that don’t affect the essence.
“Primary qualities”
Essence
“Secondary qualities”
Accident
Hume’s view
P1: all our ideas are based on impressions.
P2: we have no impressions of the self.
P3: “self” is something single and lasting, and all our impressions are manly, fleeting, and temporary.
P4: we talk about “self” but we really have no single, coherent idea of “self”.
C: there is no self.
“Ideas”
Derived from sense perception, used in thoughts, contemplation.
“Impression”
Sense perception or feeling an emotion/hunger/pleasure.
Like sense-data
