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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › David_HumeDavid Hume - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · David Hume (/ h juː m /; born David Home; 7 May NS [26 April OS] 1711 – 25 August 1776) was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, librarian, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › David-HumeDavid Hume | Biography, Philosophy, Empiricism, Skepticism ...

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   5 days ago · David Hume (born May 7 [April 26, Old Style], 1711, Edinburgh, Scotland—died August 25, 1776, Edinburgh) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism.

   • David Hume was born on May 7 [April 26, Old Style], 1711.
   • David Hume died on August 25, 1776.
   • David Hume’s philosophical works included A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40), An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), An Enquiry C...
   • David Hume is famous for the elegance of his prose, for his radical empiricism, for his skepticism of religion, for his critical account of causati...

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   May 28, 2024 · David Hume, the renowned Scottish philosopher and historian, is a figure whose impact on the fields of philosophy and social sciences cannot be overstated. Born in 1711 in Edinburgh, Hume’s contributions to empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism laid the foundations for modern philosophy.

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   May 29, 2024 · More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/hume.David Hume's was a superb essayist, a brilliant philosopher, and a world-class bon vivant. His philosophical vie...

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6. byteseismic.com › 2024/05/15 › charting-humeCharting Hume – Byteseismic Philosophy

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   May 15, 2024 · May 15, 2024. This article explores the significant philosophical contributions of David Hume, focusing on his empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism, and their opposition to other prominent philosophers.

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8. www.stephenhicks.org › 2024/05/14 › david-humesDavid Hume’s current influence – Stephen Hicks, Ph.D.

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   May 14, 2024 · David Hume’s current influence. David Hume topped this 2009 PhilPapers survey of most influential and admired philosophers (scroll down to bottom of the page to “Non-living philosophers most identified with”). Aristotle came in second and Kant third.

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   5 days ago · David Hume, one of Scotland’s most famous philosophers [Public domain image via Wikimedia Commons] I recently traveled through Scotland, home to one of my favorite Enlightenment philosophers, David Hume. In fact, right in the capital city of Edinburgh, where Hume once lived, there’s a statue of him.

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    How did Hume Define Philosophy?

    • Hume conceived of philosophy as the inductive, experimental science of human nature. Taking the scientific method of the English physicist Sir Isaac Newton as his model and building on the epistemology of the English philosopher John Locke, Hume tried to describe how the mind works in acquiring what is called knowledge.

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    Why is David Hume famous?

    • David Hume (born May 7 [April 26, Old Style], 1711, Edinburgh, Scotland—died August 25, 1776, Edinburgh) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism.

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    Where can I find a book about David Hume?

    • The Riddle of Hume's Treatise: Skepticism, Naturalism, and Irreligion. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-975152-5. Scharfstein, Ben-Ami (1998). A Comparative History of World Philosophy: From the Upanishads to Kant. EBSCO eBook Collection. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-3683-7. Schmidt, Claudia M. (2010). David Hume: Reason in History.

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    What is Hume's skepticism?

    • This is Hume’s skepticism: it is an affirmation of that tension, a denial not of belief but of certainty. The Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals is a refinement of Hume’s thinking on morality, in which he views sympathy as the fact of human nature lying at the basis of all social life and personal happiness.

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