The identity, which we ascribe to the mind of man, is only a fictitious one.
Empiricism, skepticism
The identity, which we ascribe to the mind of man, is only a fictitious one.
Empiricism, skepticism
A Treatise of Human Nature, Book 1, Part 4, Section 6
1739-1740
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Strange & Unusual"There is nothing in itself valuable or despicable, desirable or hateful, but as it acquires these attributes from the mind of the person who surveys it."
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