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Hume and the Three Views of the Self

Hume and the Three Views of the Self Chris Swoyer Hume Studies, Volume 8, Number 1, April 1982, pp. 43-61 (Article) Published by Hume Society DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hms.2011.0529 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/389178/summary Access provided at 17 Feb 2020 18:44 GMT from JHU Libraries 43. It is commonly acknowledged that Hume's discussion of our beliefs about the self parallels his earlier discus- sion of our beliefs about material objects in a number of important respects. Yet while he clearly distinguishes a vulgar, a false philosophical, and a true philosophical view of material objects, a corresponding set of distinctions is not explicitly drawn in the case of the self. But although Hume is not as clear on the matter as we might wish, I shall try to show that he is committed to the existence of three similar views of the self and that an examination of their relationships illuminates several important aspects of his thought . I shall begin by outlining Hume's treatment of the three views of material objects. I then argue that he is likewise committed to three quite distinct views of the self and sketch their general features. In the third section some implications of this reading are examined; in particular we will http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hume Studies Hume Society

Hume and the Three Views of the Self

Swoyer, Chris,
Hume Studies , Volume 8 (1) – Jan 26, 2011
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Chris Swoyer Hume Studies, Volume 8, Number 1, April 1982, pp. 43-61 (Article) Published by Hume Society DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hms.2011.0529 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/389178/summary Access provided at 17 Feb 2020 18:44 GMT from JHU Libraries 43. It is commonly acknowledged that Hume's discussion of our beliefs about the self parallels his earlier discus- sion of our beliefs about material objects in a number of important respects. Yet while he clearly distinguishes a vulgar, a false philosophical, and a true philosophical view of material objects, a corresponding set of distinctions is not explicitly drawn in the case of the self. But although Hume is not as clear on the matter as we might wish, I shall try to show that he is committed to the existence of three similar views of the self and that an examination of their relationships illuminates several important aspects of his thought . I shall begin by outlining Hume's treatment of the three views of material objects. I then argue that he is likewise committed to three quite distinct views of the self and sketch their general features. In the third section some implications of this reading are examined; in particular we will

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