perception which cannot be done, because the ‘self’ cannot stand alone separate from perception, for example, when my perceptions are removed from what Locke supposes is “self” myself will truly cease to exist. The consciousness that Locke holds so very dear that is the bases of his theory is simply just a perception. Because without perception there can be no consciousness, self is dependent upon perceptions and not upon consciousness.
There has been countless arguments against the bundle theory, a common one is that if someone is simply nothing but just a bundle of perceptions then it is impossible for the person to change. This argument in a way unintentionally further buttresses Humes theory of perceptions because has we have all deduced, the perceptions that make up the bundle are forever changing and thus no enduring self. And because of this most think that the “self” should then be able to endure changes over time and this is wrong.