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David Hume
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David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist who is known for his highly influential system of empiricism, philosophical scepticism and metaphysical naturalism. Beginning with A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40), Hume strove to create a naturalistic science of man that examined the psychological basis of human nature. Following John Locke, Hume rejected the existence of innate ideas, holding that all our ideas derive ultimately from impressions, but in his fork he distinguished relations of ideas, known a priori, from matters of fact, whose knowledge rests on experience. This places him in the empiricist tradition of Locke and George Berkeley, while drawing his experimental method from Francis Bacon.
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About David Hume
Birth
1711
Death
1776
First book
1739
Years writing
287
David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist who is known for his highly influential system of empiricism, philosophical scepticism and metaphysical naturalism. Beginning with A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40), Hume strove to create a naturalistic science of man that examined the psychological basis of human nature. Following John Locke, Hume rejected the existence of innate ideas, holding that all our ideas derive ultimately from impressions, but in his fork he distinguished relations of ideas, known a priori, from matters of fact, whose knowledge rests on experience. This places him in the empiricist tradition of Locke and George Berkeley, while drawing his experimental method from Francis Bacon.
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David Hume was a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment and one of the most influential philosophers in Western history.
Beyond his work as a philosopher, he excelled as a historian, economist, and librarian.
His thought is characterized by a firm empiricism and a skepticism that challenged the ideas of his time.
He is globally recognized for fundamental works such as A Treatise of Human Nature and his extensive History of England.
Born in Edinburgh in 1711, his intellectual legacy remains an essential pillar for understanding modern philosophy.
