In This Selection Hume Argues That a Person Does Not

Multiple Choice

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 Hume, when he enters into what he calls his self, he stumbles onto various perceptions, but he

A) can never understand the meaning of these perceptions.
B) cannot have more than one perception at a time.
C) can never observe his self, only perceptions.
D) cannot accept the reality of the perceptions.