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1 Why we have no idea of the self Hume begins his discussion of personal identity by, strikingly, denying that we have any idea of the self: “There are some philosophers, who imagine we are every moment conscious of what we cal our self; that we feel its existence and continuance in existence;
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Nov 8, 2023 · An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a book by the Scottish empiricist philosopher David Hume, published in 1748. It was a revision of an earlier effort, Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature, published anonymously in London in 1739–40.
Hume’s discussions entitled “Of liberty and necessity” – in both Treatise 2.3.1-2 and Enquiry 8 – are largely devoted to establishing what he calls the doctrine of necessity in the sphere of human behaviour.
A permanent online resource for Hume scholars and students, including reliable texts of almost everything written by David Hume, and links to secondary material on the web.
May 16, 2022 · David Hume’s concept of the self does not only differ from but runs counter to Descartes’s and the other philosophers of the self, such as Plato and Aristotle. This is because, for Hume, there is no such thing as a “self”. Let me briefly explain why for Hume the concept of the self is an illusion. First, we need to clarify the term ...
Hume’s account of the idea of self is highly distinctive but not fully elaborated. The first section of this chapter describes some of the most important roles that the idea of self plays in Hume’s Treatise, and it highlights three questions that naturally arise from this description.
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“Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.” ― David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. tags: man, philosopher. 182 likes. Like. “Where am I, or what? From what causes do I derive my existence, and to what condition shall I return? ...
