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In This Selection Hume Argues That a Person Does Not

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In this selection Hume argues that a person does not have a self. He says that learning comes from sensory impressions and that there does not seem to be a separate impression of the self that we experience. Therefore, there is no reason to believe that we have a self. The most with which we can identify ourselves is our consciousness, and that constantly changes. There is no separate, permanent self that endures over time; personal identity is a fiction.
-According to d'Holbach, man supposes himself a free agent because


A) he has free will.
B) he is undetermined.
C) he is ignorant of all the forces and causes that influence him.
D) physical laws do not apply to him.

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