DAVID HUME

“There is no self.”

David Hume was born on May 7, 1711 in

Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a Scottish
Enlightenment philosopher, historian,
economist, librarian and essayist, who is best
known today for his highly influential system of
philosophical empiricism, scepticism, and
naturalism.
 DAVID HUME
“There is no self.”

Hume’s standpoint is somewhat a contradiction to Locke’s

perspective because he suggests that when a man
checks his sensual experiences using the Socratic method which is the
introspection, he will find out that there is
no self. For him, people’s experiences are just a bundle or collection of
different perceptions. Hume tried to point out that experiences are just
people’s insights about themselves that’s why it can’t be basis to
discover the true
nature of self.
If people check what’s within their experiences, they will discover that
there are only two distinct entities:

1. Impressions- are the basic sensations of people’s experience such as

hate, love, joy, grief, pain, cold and heat. Impressions are vivid perceptions
meaning they are being reflected obviously, and are strong and lively.

2. Ideas- are thoughts and images from impressions so they are less lively
and vivid.
- Example: You saw a person crying so your impression is that she’s in
pain and your idea or thought that sinks in your mind maybe she’s into a
break-up.

- Impressions and ideas are nowhere constant and invariable. Hence,

there’s no good reason to believe that self exists.
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