Editing Bundle theory (section)

{{Short description|Philosophical theory by David Hume}}

'''Bundle theory''', originated by the 18th century Scottish philosopher [[David Hume]], is the [[ontology|ontological]] theory about [[Object (philosophy)|objecthood]] in which an object consists only of a collection (''bundle'') of properties, relations or [[trope (philosophy)|tropes]].

According to bundle theory, an object consists of its properties and nothing more; thus, there cannot be an object without properties and one cannot ''conceive'' of such an object. For example, when we think of an apple, we think of its properties: redness, roundness, being a type of fruit, ''etc''. There is nothing above and beyond these properties; the apple is nothing more than the collection of its properties. In particular, there is no ''[[substance theory|substance]]'' in which the properties are ''[[inherence|inherent]]''.

Bundle theory has been contrasted with the ''ego theory'' of the self, which views the egoic self as a soul-like substance existing in the same manner as the corporeal self.<ref>Vestin, Amanda ''"Is there a 'You' in your brain?"''

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