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Full Idea
The thing which knows or perceives ideas is what I call mind, spirit, soul or myself.
Gist of Idea
Ideas are perceived by the mind, soul or self
Source
George Berkeley (The Principles of Human Knowledge [1710], §2)
Book Ref
Berkeley,George: 'The Principles of Human Knowledge etc.', ed/tr. Warnock,G.J. [Fontana 1962], p.65
A Reaction
The interest here is in making no distinction between 'mind' and 'self', which seems to ally Berkeley with Locke's view of personal identity, as continuity of consciousness. The addition of 'soul' tries to connect Locke to Christian thought.
| 5266 | It would seem that the thinking part is the individual self [Aristotle] |
| 1401 | Since I only observe myself to be thinking, I conclude that that is my essence [Descartes] |
| 2299 | I can exist without imagination and sensing, but they can't exist without me [Descartes] |
| 6907 | For Descartes a person's essence is the mind because objects are perceived by mind, not senses [Descartes, by Feuerbach] |
| 5017 | In thinking we shut ourselves off from other substances, showing our identity and separateness [Descartes] |
| 6721 | Ideas are perceived by the mind, soul or self [Berkeley] |
| 1352 | Thoughts change continually, but the self doesn't [Reid] |
| 5549 | Mental representations would not be mine if they did not belong to a unified self-consciousness [Kant] |