Date of Award

1-1-2015

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Philosophy

Content Description

1 online resource (x, 125 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Rachel Cohon

Committee Members

Robert Howell, Robert Meyers

Keywords

Appendix, Hume, passions, personal identity, self, Treatise, Self, Identity (Psychology)

Subject Categories

Epistemology | Metaphysics | Philosophy

Abstract

Much has been written about Hume's treatment of the self and personal identity in his Treatise. However the scholarship generally focuses on individual aspects of Hume's discussion of self and personal identity. This account is an attempt to elucidate Hume's view of the self and personal identity throughout the Treatise, including the Appendix. I argue for a consistent and cohesive interpretation of Hume's account, one that rejects a more traditional view of identity for an unreflective view of identity.

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