Philosophy of Hume Essay. Social Sciences Assignment.

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Philosophy of Hume
Hume's theory of personal identity argues that identity exists if there is a reference object. He views identity as being shaped through imagination. David Hume also disputes the conception of the self as a constant, believing that perceptions change over time. He states that the idea of resemblance misleads one to perceive identity as unchanging. Hume says that perception exists in isolation, and there are no associations between earlier and extant perceptions (Hume Lecture Notes). Thus, Hume's identity is an artifice or illusion. Some of his doubts regarding this theory include the following. He expresses his doubts regarding the link between distinct perceptions. He admits that he needs to find greater associations between perceptions to explain why there are no relations between perceptions existing within the mind....