A Treatise of Human Nature Essay Questions

A Treatise of Human Nature
  1. Can the self as Hume conceives of it survive after death? Explain.
  2. How does Hume argue against the view that the self is a simple, persisting thing that is self-identical over time?
  3. What is the role of memory with respect to our sense of self, according to Hume? What does he say about the fact that we forget things about the past? How does this discussion relate to Locke’s (previous reading)?
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