Hume, David — born May 7, 1711, Edinburgh, Scot. died Aug. 25, 1776, Edinburgh Scottish philosopher, historian, and economist. He conceived of philosophy as the inductive, experimental science of human nature. His first major work, A Treatise of Human Nature… … Universalium
Hume,David — Hume (hyo͞om), David. 1711 1776. Scottish philosopher and historian whose skeptical arguments concerning induction, causation and religion, including the thesis that human knowledge arises only from sense experience, shaped 19th and 20th century… … Universalium
Hume, David — (1711 76) by Cliff Stagoll David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and religious theorist, and perhaps the best known of the philosophers commonly designated empiricists . Although Hume s grouping with such thinkers as… … The Deleuze dictionary
Hume, David — (1711 76) by Cliff Stagoll David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and religious theorist, and perhaps the best known of the philosophers commonly designated empiricists . Although Hume s grouping with such thinkers as… … The Deleuze dictionary
Hume, David — (1711–1776) Scottish philosopher, historian, and essayist. Hume is the most influential thoroughgoing naturalist in modern philosophy, and a pivotal figure of the Enlightenment . Born the second son of a minor Scottish landowner, Hume attended… … Philosophy dictionary
Hume, David — (1711–76) Philosopher and Historian. Hume was born and educated in Edinburgh. He was the author of several important works of philosophy including A Treatise on Human Nature, Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding (which… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Hume, David — (1711 76) Although his first book, A Treatise of Human Nature, received a bad reception on its publication between 1739 and 1740, Hume did not let this prevent him from publishing An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding in 1748. This… … Christian Philosophy
Hume, David — ► (1711 76) Filósofo, historiador y economista británico. Sus doctrinas son el punto final del empirismo de Bacon y Locke y del idealismo de Berkeley: niega el principio de causalidad y afirma la imposibilidad de conocer la realidad de las cosas … Enciclopedia Universal
Hume, David — (1711 76) The most significant philosopher of the Scottish Enlightenment and founding figure of empiricism, Hume is best remembered for his ‘constant conjunction’ account of causality, and the associated problem of induction. Hume is also… … Dictionary of sociology
HUME, DAVID — philosopher and historian, born in Edinburgh, the younger son of a Berwickshire laird; after trial of law and mercantile life gave himself up to study and speculation; spent much of his life in France, and fraternised with the sceptical… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
