Hume, Locke and consciousness

Abstract

This is a reply to Donald Ainslie's discussion of Terence Penelhum's work on Hume, Locke and the nature of consciousness; although agree on many points about the differences between Locke and Hume, I take issue with Ainslie's views about the epistemic status Hume accords to introspective acts.

Keywords::

• Hume
• Locke
• Penelhum
• idea
• perception
• scepticism

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Terence Penelhum

Terence Penelhum is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary. He has written many articles and as well as several books on Hume and on Philosophy of Religion.