Hume and Husserl : philosophy of the self

Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2010. Philosophy Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-82) Philosophical theories of the self differ about exactly which concerns, aims and insights best promote the discovery of their object. One unambiguous and effective criterion with w...

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Main Author: Freeman, J. W. (Jamie W.), 1982-
Other Authors: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Philosophy
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Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses4/46898 2023-05-15T17:23:33+02:00 Hume and Husserl : philosophy of the self Freeman, J. W. (Jamie W.), 1982- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Philosophy 2010 xvi, 82 leaves Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses4/id/46898 Eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (11.94 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Freeman_JW.pdf a3475047 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses4/id/46898 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Hume David 1711-1776 Husserl Edmund 1859-1938 -- Self (Philosophy) Self-perception Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 2010 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:21:57Z Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2010. Philosophy Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-82) Philosophical theories of the self differ about exactly which concerns, aims and insights best promote the discovery of their object. One unambiguous and effective criterion with which to evaluate any such theory, regardless of whatever other first principles or final commitments the theory may possess, is to consider its treatment of (and its constraints, if any, upon) how and to what extent the self can know itself. In this thesis, I aim to uncover the reasons why David Hume (1711-1776) and Edmund Husserl (1859-1938), for sometimes differing and sometimes similar reasons, limit the self’s ability to reflect upon and to know itself. I argue that the theories advanced by Hume and Husserl are best understood in combination with a model of self-perception that is compatible and complementary with the letter and spirit of their general philosophies and is also already implied in Hume's bundle theory of the self. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic Hume
David
1711-1776
Husserl
Edmund
1859-1938 -- Self (Philosophy)
Self-perception
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1711-1776
Husserl
Edmund
1859-1938 -- Self (Philosophy)
Self-perception
Freeman, J. W. (Jamie W.), 1982-
Hume and Husserl : philosophy of the self
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Husserl
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description Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2010. Philosophy Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-82) Philosophical theories of the self differ about exactly which concerns, aims and insights best promote the discovery of their object. One unambiguous and effective criterion with which to evaluate any such theory, regardless of whatever other first principles or final commitments the theory may possess, is to consider its treatment of (and its constraints, if any, upon) how and to what extent the self can know itself. In this thesis, I aim to uncover the reasons why David Hume (1711-1776) and Edmund Husserl (1859-1938), for sometimes differing and sometimes similar reasons, limit the self’s ability to reflect upon and to know itself. I argue that the theories advanced by Hume and Husserl are best understood in combination with a model of self-perception that is compatible and complementary with the letter and spirit of their general philosophies and is also already implied in Hume's bundle theory of the self.
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