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David Hume is the philosopher who developed the 'bundle theory' of the mind, which posits that the mind is merely a collection of perceptions rather than a unified substance, as described in [1], [2], and [3].

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Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Howard Robinson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 7 facts

claimPhysicalists generally accept David Hume's bundle theory unless they wish to ascribe the unity of the mind to the brain or the organism as a whole.

claimDavid Hume claimed the mind is nothing but a 'bundle' or 'heap' of impressions and ideas, which are particular mental states or events without an owner.

quoteDavid Hume described the mind as a theatre, stating: "The mind is a kind of theatre where several perceptions successively make their appearance; pass, re-pass, glide away and mingle in an infinite variety of postures and situations."

claimDavid Hume's bundle theory is a theory about the nature of the unity of the mind and is not necessarily dualist.

claimWhile David Hume accepted the consequence that mental contents could exist alone, most philosophers regard the idea of a mind consisting of a lone pain or red after-image as absurd.

claimIn the Appendix to his work, David Hume expressed dissatisfaction with his own bundle theory of the self because he could not reconcile two principles: that all distinct perceptions are distinct existences, and that the mind never perceives any real connection between distinct existences.

claimDavid Hume believed that an impression might 'float free' from the mind to which it belonged, implying that the identity conditions of individual mental states are independent of the identity of the person who possesses them.