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The essence of a thing, as distinguished from that of spirits, consists in being perceived.
But the essence of spirit consists in their being perceived or perceiving.
If spirits were nothing but ideas, then everything would have been reduced to mere succession of ideas.
As a result, no permanence could have been achieved or established.
Thus, in order to explain the permanence of things, the existence of spirits must be granted,
The very essence of a spirit consists in acti…

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To reach up to the personal identity and to the self, we shall have to begin with Hume՚s idea of substance.
According to him, any knowledge in order to be real must have elements corresponding to some impressions.
Now, if there is something permanent, as the supporters of qualities, then it must be traced to some sensation or reflection.
If it is a sensation, that it must be either a sensation of colour or heat or cold.
But, then it is regarded as none of th…

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