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2 days ago · David Hume (/ h juː m /; 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]
2 days ago · David Hume, in the mid-18th century, referred to the teleological argument in his A Treatise of Human Nature. Here, he appears to give his support to the argument from design.
1 day ago · The significance of David Hume: Scepticism, science and superstition David Hume has long been seen as Scotland’s – and indeed the English-speaking world’s – greatest philosopher, but also as a puzzling thinker, with sceptical views that seem hard to reconcile with his enthusiastic advocacy of human science.
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6 hours ago · He would move from his home (probably dressed in the fineries), change into mud-stained boots, short coat (that we learn distinguished the workers from the rich), rough shirt, and move through dark St Petersburg alleyways until he reached a badly-lit warehouse where twenty or thirty workers and a couple of young intellectuals (camouflaged like Kropotkin in people’s attire) would meet to discuss George Berkeley, David Hume, Chernyshevsky, Jesus Christ and human freedom in general.
2 days ago · For Hume’s Treatise [T], citations are by Book, Part, Section and paragraph number. For his A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh [L], citations are by paragraph number. For his Enquiry [EHU], citations are by Section and paragraph number. In all cases citations are from the Clarendon Editions of the Works of David Hume.
1 day ago · October 1, 2024. Authentically Me, You, and L’Ami. 00:0000:00. Merriam-Webster declared “authentic” the 2023 word of the year, a segmentation study by EY that same year found that 91% of Gen Z individuals considered it “very or extremely important to be authentic, true to oneself,” and candidates from all over the political spectrum ...
4 days ago · David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, and economist known for his system of empiricism and philosophical skepticism. 1711 ~ 1776 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland
