Hume Asks, "Unluckily All These Positive Assertions Are Contrary to That

question 28

Essay

Hume asks, "Unluckily all these positive assertions are contrary to that very experience, which is pleaded for them, nor have we any idea of self, after the manner it is here explained. For from what impression could this idea be derived?" Explain Hume's point.

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