Hume claims that there is no self. According to him, all there is is a flux of perceptions. I doubt that there is no unified self because without me being able to organize my experiences, how will I be able to describe myself? I am sure even Hume, if asked, would be able to describe certain traits in his personality, for that is proof his mind is at work organizing his perceptions.
David Hume believed the way we acquire knowledge is through experience only. I believe you have to have self, to do something, therefore experiencing it. So you need to be able to know your own self, to think any sort of idea. This is contradictory to his theory. Hume also thought that once you die, then everything is over. This goes against many beliefs, and makes him sound self-centered. R Rabbani
If there is no self, then what exactly is organizing all of the perceptions we absorb everyday? The brain itself? I believe that there has to been something much deeper that is holding everything that we are together. With that being said I am aware that most of what we learn is through experience, but I also believe that there is more ti it. Somewhere inside of us are things that we are already born with, and so know it without prior experience.
David Hume has misunderstood the fact that for it to be no self then their wouldn't be a personal identity for each of us. Without knowing who we are or "thy self" then why do we have a name for us. Why am i called James? This question only i can answer it. In some ways i do believe in Humes beliefs that nothing stays the same but honestly some things to stay the same like our habits. Our habits can never been changed even if were forced to change the way we live. its just the nature of us humans. Sorry Hume but i do not agree with you.
I can immediately say I do not agree with Hume because his idea is just absurd. Yes, perceptions are constantly changing but that doesn’t mean there is no self. Our mind takes those perceptions and gathers them up thus developing a self. It's not just a flux of perceptions.
I agree with Hume. The only reason why we see ourselves in certain ways is because of our experiences. everyone's "self" is unique because not everyone has the same exact experiences in life. your perceptions of your experiences give you your perception of yourself
I have to agree with A.Harris point of view on Hume. How can there be no self? If there is indeed no such thing as self, how do we learn and feel? Is it all just an illusion of the mind? Then how can we tell that we exist or not? I agree with A.Harris that there is something deeper inside us, something that make us unique, it’s a substance that we are born with.
I agree with J.M. Things constantly changes around us, even us, we just dont realize it but others would. But this doesnt mean that there is no such thing as self. How about decision making? Decision making comes from believing in yourself. Only yourself would know the difference from right or wrong.
i agree with J.M. everyone must have a self because no two people are the same. your self is what makes one unique and different. without it, how can you or anyone else tell who you are.
I don't agree with Hume because it's impossible that there's no self, if there's no self its like saying that we don't even exist and everything is just an allusion. If there's no self than everything that we know and do is not real. There has to be a self because no two persons can't have the same personality. J.M I would give you a B grade because you wrote what you really thought because Hume's explaination on personal identity is really confusing.
Hume claims that there is no self. According to him, all there is is a flux of perceptions. I doubt that there is no unified self because without me being able to organize my experiences, how will I be able to describe myself? I am sure even Hume, if asked, would be able to describe certain traits in his personality, for that is proof his mind is at work organizing his perceptions.
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ReplyDeleteDavid Hume believed the way we acquire knowledge is through experience only. I believe you have to have self, to do something, therefore experiencing it. So you need to be able to know your own self, to think any sort of idea. This is contradictory to his theory. Hume also thought that once you die, then everything is over. This goes against many beliefs, and makes him sound self-centered.
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If there is no self, then what exactly is organizing all of the perceptions we absorb everyday? The brain itself? I believe that there has to been something much deeper that is holding everything that we are together. With that being said I am aware that most of what we learn is through experience, but I also believe that there is more ti it. Somewhere inside of us are things that we are already born with, and so know it without prior experience.
ReplyDeleteDavid Hume has misunderstood the fact that for it to be no self then their wouldn't be a personal identity for each of us. Without knowing who we are or "thy self" then why do we have a name for us. Why am i called James? This question only i can answer it. In some ways i do believe in Humes beliefs that nothing stays the same but honestly some things to stay the same like our habits. Our habits can never been changed even if were forced to change the way we live. its just the nature of us humans. Sorry Hume but i do not agree with you.
ReplyDeleteI can immediately say I do not agree with Hume because his idea is just absurd. Yes, perceptions are constantly changing but that doesn’t mean there is no self. Our mind takes those perceptions and gathers them up thus developing a self. It's not just a flux of perceptions.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Hume. The only reason why we see ourselves in certain ways is because of our experiences. everyone's "self" is unique because not everyone has the same exact experiences in life. your perceptions of your experiences give you your perception of yourself
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with A.Harris point of view on Hume. How can there be no self? If there is indeed no such thing as self, how do we learn and feel? Is it all just an illusion of the mind? Then how can we tell that we exist or not? I agree with A.Harris that there is something deeper inside us, something that make us unique, it’s a substance that we are born with.
ReplyDeleteI agree with J.M. Things constantly changes around us, even us, we just dont realize it but others would. But this doesnt mean that there is no such thing as self. How about decision making? Decision making comes from believing in yourself. Only yourself would know the difference from right or wrong.
ReplyDeletei agree with J.M. everyone must have a self because no two people are the same. your self is what makes one unique and different. without it, how can you or anyone else tell who you are.
ReplyDeleteI would to add more to my previous comment. A. Harris I would give you a B grade. I think you explained your opinion thoroughly.
ReplyDeleteI don't agree with Hume because it's impossible that there's no self, if there's no self its like saying that we don't even exist and everything is just an allusion. If there's no self than everything that we know and do is not real. There has to be a self because no two persons can't have the same personality. J.M I would give you a B grade because you wrote what you really thought because Hume's explaination on personal identity is really confusing.
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