Hume's Functionalistic Theory of the Self

The main claim of this dissertation is that Hume’s theory of the self can be interpreted in terms of a causal or functional theory of mind. It is a thesis about Hume’s identification of mental particulars―impressions and ideas―in terms of the kind of roles that each plays in the cognitive system tha...

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Main Author: Hosseini, Sardar
Other Authors: Raynor, David
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24927
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-3139