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In this selection Hume argues that a person does not have a self. He says that learning comes from sensory impressions and that there does not seem to be a separate impression of the self that we experience. Therefore, there is no reason to believe that we have a self. The most with which we can identify ourselves is our consciousness, and that constantly changes. There is no separate, permanent self that endures over time; personal identity is a fiction.
-According to James, in a deterministic world, murder and treachery would cease to be
Evolutionary Psychology
An approach in psychology that examines cognitive traits and behavior through the lens of evolutionary biology, proposing that many aspects of human psychology are the result of adaptive evolution.
Cognitive Psychology
A branch of psychology that explores internal mental processes such as problem solving, memory, learning, and language.
Behaviorism
A theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology should study only observable behavior, emphasizing the effects of environment on behavior.
Logical Evaluation
The process of examining statements, hypotheses, or arguments critically and systematically using reasoning and logic to assess their validity or soundness.
Q1: Aristotle makes a distinction between moral and
Q4: Taylor thinks that because our lives are
Q5: Hume thinks that an opinion is false
Q5: Salmon thinks that Hume misstates the problem.
Q6: According to Hume, without the reality of
Q6: Stace believes that free acts are rare.
Q7: According to Frankfurt, his theory explains why
Q8: Hylas declares that the view that there
Q11: Searle strongly objects to the claims of
Q12: The prospects for a better philosophical understanding