Hume
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- proper noun
- /hjuːm/
- The writings of Hume continue to influence contemporary discussions on empiricism.
- David Hume
- Hume wrote
- Hume and Locke
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Watch on YouTubeBut the will itself for Hume is not free.
- But the will itself for Hume is not free.
- So we've talked about Hume's own works, right?
- That is to say, it's the view of causation common sense Hume.
- Maybe it's Descartes, maybe it's Hume, maybe it's Epicurus.
Examples
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As philosophers from David Hume to Karl Popper have pointed out, causality is a leap of faith.
Academic text (1994) -
Many scholars study Hume's theories to understand the foundations of modern skepticism.
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But the will itself for Hume is not free.
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Like David Hume had the idea of association.
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That's what David Hume said, just because of plain old habit.
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Newton was, I mean, Hume discusses Newton in the book.
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After Spinoza, the next shared historical figure that appears in SAF is David Hume, and thereby his philosophical school of skepticism.
Academic text (2017) -
I have structured the course around David Hume’s classic text, Dialogues on Natural Religion.
Academic text (2015) -
Such heroic figures of the Enlightenment as Descartes, Hume, and Locke shaped all modern scholars, including biblical scholars.
Academic text (1994) -
David Hume is regarded as one of the most important philosophers in the history of Western thought.
Synonyms
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A Scottish philosopher of the 1700s who said we learn from experience and questioned how we know things
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hume is a Scottish family name. It comes from an old place-name once written as Home and said like 'Hume', with the same idea as 'home' or 'house', so the philosopher David Hume is known by this family name.