Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Alasdair MacIntyre, Thomas Paine and David Hume
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16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 3. Narrative Self
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I can only make decisions if I see myself as part of a story [MacIntyre]
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16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self
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A continuous lifelong self must be justified by a single sustained impression, which we don't have [Hume]
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When I introspect I can only observe my perceptions, and never a self which has them [Hume]
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We pretend our perceptions are continuous, and imagine a self to fill the gaps [Hume]
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Identity in the mind is a fiction, like that fiction that plants and animals stay the same [Hume]
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We have no impression of the self, and we therefore have no idea of it [Hume]
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Does an oyster with one perception have a self? Would lots of perceptions change that? [Hume]
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