The Main Argument of the A Deduction 1. Experiences are not atomistic, as Hume had thought. Typically, an experience takes place over a period of time, it has a certain stability, and it involves more than one perception. Because this is so, we must be able to date perceptions in a time series, to remember a past perception to compare it with a present one, and to recognize when two perceptions are identical.
Recognition is basically a matter of being able to apply concepts.
But whenever this occurs, there must be a single consciousness that does the remembering and the recognizing. You could not have my experiences, nor could I have yours. Even more important, if I have an experience, I must be able to realize that it is mine. As for the content of an experience, it must be of somewhat enduring objects. But then, for us to have any experience at all, we must be able to apply concepts.