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DAVID HUME (1711-76) is one of the most important among philosophers, because he developed to its logical conclusion the empirical philosophy of Locke and Berkeley, and by making it self-consistent made it incredible.
Bertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
David Hume,
Jonah Lehrer • How We Decide
Hume’s philosophy, whether true or false, represents the bankruptcy of eighteenth-century reasonableness. He starts out, like Locke, with the intention of being sensible and empirical, taking nothing on trust, but seeking whatever instruction is to be obtained from experience and observation. But having a better intellect than Locke’s, a greater ac
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, 2nd Edition (Annotated)) (Hackett Classics)
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David Hume has extensively argued, our science is based on beliefs about the universe that can’t be proven or disproven.
Timothy Keller • Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Sceptical
The life of a human, according to the Scottish philosopher David Hume, was of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.
Matt Haig • The Midnight Library: The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and worldwide phenomenon
The life of a human, according to the Scottish philosopher David Hume, was of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.
Matt Haig • The Midnight Library: The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and worldwide phenomenon
