Personal identity is elaborate in its description. Philosophers in history have debated on what exactly defines human identity. Is it a deception? It is a sort of mist, something dispelled easily? Is it a collection of senses from the past? How do we know there is an actual identity? In this doc, Hume examines the processes that assist in producing the identity, and then the properties of an identity. He states that basis for identity is produced by various bundled experiences, and the identity itself is a sort of fiction defined by three relations. The Identity extends far beyond than a mere label or a name. This topic covers who the person is, what it means to define a person, and what is it that makes you you.
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The second example is when Hume analyzes how an identity is defined by its content. He explains that there are “three relations of resemblance, contiguity, and causation, that identity depends[on]; and as the very essence of these relations consists in their producing an easy transition of ideas” (Hume 106). There are three relations provided by the bundles of experiences and perceptions: causation, contiguity, and resemblance. Each of these relations affect what the identity and how it is defined as a concept. The causation, the meaning, of events causes the mind to be aware of what is happening, seeking to understand it, so that it draws in the experiences in around it, enhancing the identity of a person. The contiguity: sameness. Works on the memory so are aware of what the person is doing. Resemblance: Takes in people that a person meets. “a change in any considerable part of a body destroys its identity; but ‘tis remarkable , that where the change is produced gradually and insensibly” (Hume 104). The identity is intricate, yet it also defines much about who a person is based on what that person has experienced in their
Identity is at best an …show more content…
The second example is when Hume analyzes how an identity is defined by its content. He explains that there are “three relations of resemblance, contiguity, and causation, that identity depends[on]; and as the very essence of these relations consists in their producing an easy transition of ideas” (Hume 106). There are three relations provided by the bundles of experiences and perceptions: causation, contiguity, and resemblance. Each of these relations affect what the identity and how it is defined as a concept. The causation, the meaning, of events causes the mind to be aware of what is happening, seeking to understand it, so that it draws in the experiences in around it, enhancing the identity of a person. The contiguity: sameness. Works on the memory so are aware of what the person is doing. Resemblance: Takes in people that a person meets. “a change in any considerable part of a body destroys its identity; but ‘tis remarkable , that where the change is produced gradually and insensibly” (Hume 104). The identity is intricate, yet it also defines much about who a person is based on what that person has experienced in their