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lipsandpalms's review against another edition
3.0
I'm a bit confused at Hume's denouncement of induction. Maybe it has a limited application but surely it's sound within itself.
The most interesting aspect of this was considering the brain to simply be another organ of the body. The concept of 'the mind' is just as romanticized as the soul or the spirit. At this point I doubt the mind exists at all. It's just a framework the brain uses to refer to itself or the conscious part of itself. The part that believes it's holding the steering wheel. Understanding the brain as another organ but one focused on perception and decision making removes much of the ethereal mysticism of 'the mind' and allows a more grounded and humbling perspective of my own personal consciousness.
The most interesting aspect of this was considering the brain to simply be another organ of the body. The concept of 'the mind' is just as romanticized as the soul or the spirit. At this point I doubt the mind exists at all. It's just a framework the brain uses to refer to itself or the conscious part of itself. The part that believes it's holding the steering wheel. Understanding the brain as another organ but one focused on perception and decision making removes much of the ethereal mysticism of 'the mind' and allows a more grounded and humbling perspective of my own personal consciousness.
alicehr's review against another edition
4.0
Dense and very interesting, and it brings up many relations to modern thought and the historical perspective of Humes's contribution. I will return to this once I've had some time to digest it
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