Difference between revisions of "David Hume"
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| − | David Hume promoted the notion of skepticism of thought, i.e. being wary of blindly following a theory or teaching. He was particularly critical of religious theories / beliefs and seemed to firmly believe in the principles of inductive thought which tends to lean towards the past acting as a reliable guide to the future. | + | '''David Hume''' was a Scottish 18th century philosopher who promoted the notion of skepticism of thought, i.e. being wary of blindly following a theory or teaching. He was particularly critical of religious theories / beliefs and seemed to firmly believe in the principles of inductive thought which tends to lean towards the past acting as a reliable guide to the future. He died in 1776. |
| − | In Gemma's second | + | In [[Gemma|Gemma's]] second [[YouTube]] blog ([[Living In London]]) she tells [[Bree]] that their mothers met at a philosophy class at which David Hume was discussed. |
| − | + | ==External links== | |
| − | *[http:// | + | {{wikibox|David_Hume|David Hume}} |
| + | *[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume/ David Hume in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy] | ||
| + | *[http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/hume.htm David Hume on philosophypages.com] | ||
| + | *[http://www.humesociety.org/ The Hume Society] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:14, 19 April 2009
David Hume was a Scottish 18th century philosopher who promoted the notion of skepticism of thought, i.e. being wary of blindly following a theory or teaching. He was particularly critical of religious theories / beliefs and seemed to firmly believe in the principles of inductive thought which tends to lean towards the past acting as a reliable guide to the future. He died in 1776.
In Gemma's second YouTube blog (Living In London) she tells Bree that their mothers met at a philosophy class at which David Hume was discussed.
External links
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- David Hume in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- David Hume on philosophypages.com
- The Hume Society
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| People | Dava Sobel · David Hume · H.P. Lovecraft · Richard Feynman |
| Works | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead · Stargirl · Two Graves |
