 As to the first question, we may observe that what we call a mind is nothing but a heap or collection of different perceptions, united together by certain relations, and supposed, though falsely, to be endowed with a perfect simplicity and identity.  Hume, with Helps to the Study of Berkeley: Essays - Page 72by Thomas Henry Huxley - 1896 - 319 pagesFull view - About this book
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