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1 day ago · David Hume (/ hjuːm /; born David Home; 7 May 1711 – 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist who was best known for his highly influential system of empiricism, philosophical skepticism and metaphysical naturalism. [ 1 ] Beginning with A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40), Hume strove to create a ...
