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Single Idea 1395

[catalogued under 16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 5. Self as Associations]

Full Idea

What makes it true that a particular thought or experience is a member of one bundle rather than another?

Gist of Idea

Why would a thought be a member of one bundle rather than another?

Source

Peter Carruthers (Introducing Persons [1986], 2.iii (B))

Book Reference

Carruthers,Peter: 'Introducing Persons' [Routledge 1992], p.54


A Reaction

I'm not sure if you can answer this nice question without mentioning values. The mental events in are in my bundle because they matter to me (because they are related to my body, for which I am responsible). Compare picking my possessions out of a pile.