Locke’s empirical approach to the self as a tabula rasa.

 

 

 

Describe Locke’s empirical approach to the self as a tabula rasa. How is memory central to the notion of self-identity in Locke’s philosophy? What are the strengths and weakness of memory as the key to self-identity? Describe Hume’s argument that the self is a fiction or artificial construct. How does Hume’s argument compare to the Buddhist concept of anatta or no-s​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​elf? Examine the changing perception of the personal identity from the ancients to contemporary eliminative materialists. How is the perception of the brain different than the perception of the soul? Browse through Chapter 4 (optional) and the Online Resources on Free Will and Determinism. How does freewill and determinism apply to our perception of the self? Reply to at least two other student Discussion postings in at least 100 words. For this Discussion, you must post first before you will see the postings of your classmates. What did you learn from the other student’s post? What can you add to their Discussion post? Please reach out if you need anymore informatio​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​n

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