David Hume

1,247 books • 43 series

David Home, a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, librarian, and essayist who lived from 7 May 1711 NS (26 April 1711 OS) to 25 August 1776, was most recognized today for his very important school of philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism. Hume worked to establish a naturalistic science of man that looked at the psychological underpinnings of human nature, starting with A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-1740). Hume contended that there are no inborn notions and that all human understanding comes only through experience. As an empiricist, he is so grouped with Francis Bacon, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and George Berkeley. Inductive reasoning and the notion of causation, according to Hume, cannot be supported by logic; rather, they are the products of mental habits and custom. Due to the induction problem, it is impossible to provide the basis for the premise that the future will resemble the past, which is required in order to draw any causal conclusions from the past. Hume also rejected the idea that people have a true sense of who they are, asserting that what we actually experience is a collection of sensations and that the self is nothing more than this collection of causally related experiences.
Jul 9, 2012
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A History of England from the Earliest Times to the Revolution in 1688; Abridged, Incorporating the Corrections and Researches of Recent Historians, and Continued Down to the Year 1858

Jul 5, 2012
Cover of The History of England; From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Death of George the Third Volume 17

The History of England; From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Death of George the Third Volume 17

Jul 5, 2012
Cover of Letters of David Hume, and Extracts from Letters Relating to Him, Ed. by T. Murray

Letters of David Hume, and Extracts from Letters Relating to Him, Ed. by T. Murray

Jul 3, 2012
Cover of The History of Great Britain, Under the House of Stuart; Containing the Reigns of James I. and Charles I. Volume 1

The History of Great Britain, Under the House of Stuart; Containing the Reigns of James I. and Charles I. Volume 1

Jul 1, 2012
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Enquiries Concerning the Human Understanding and Concerning the Principles of Morals Volume 921

Jul 1, 2012
Cover of The History of England from the Abdication of James the Second

The History of England from the Abdication of James the Second

Jul 1, 2012
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Discours Politiques (3)

Jul 1, 2012
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The History of England, 6; From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 Volume 6

Jul 1, 2012
Cover of Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul; To Which Are Added, Two Letters on Suicide, from Rousseau's Eloisa

Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul; To Which Are Added, Two Letters on Suicide, from Rousseau's Eloisa

Jul 1, 2012
Cover of Hume and Smollet's Celebrated History of England from Its First Settlement to the Year 1760; Accurately and Impartially Abridged, and a Continuation from That Period to the Coronation of George IV., July 19, 1821

Hume and Smollet's Celebrated History of England from Its First Settlement to the Year 1760; Accurately and Impartially Abridged, and a Continuation from That Period to the Coronation of George IV., July 19, 1821

Jul 1, 2012
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History of England, by Hume and Smollett; With a Continuation by T.S. Hughes

Jul 1, 2012
Cover of The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Abdication of James the Second

The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Abdication of James the Second

Jul 1, 2012
Cover of The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688. in Eight Volumes Volume 5

The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688. in Eight Volumes Volume 5

Jul 1, 2012
Cover of Histoire D'Angleterre, Depuis L'Invasion de Jules-Cesar Jusqu'a La Revolution de 1688 (37-38)

Histoire D'Angleterre, Depuis L'Invasion de Jules-Cesar Jusqu'a La Revolution de 1688 (37-38)

Jul 1, 2012
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Histoire D'Angleterre, Depuis L'Invasion de Jules-Cesar Jusqu'a La Revolution de 1688 (21-22)

Jul 1, 2012
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The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688 Volume 12

Jun 29, 2012
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An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding. a Dissertation on the Passions. an Inquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals. the Natural History of Religion Volume 2

Jun 28, 2012
Cover of Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects in Two Volumes; An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding a Dissertation on the Passions and Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals and the Natural History of Religion Volume 2

Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects in Two Volumes; An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding a Dissertation on the Passions and Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals and the Natural History of Religion Volume 2

Jun 15, 2012
Cover of An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals - The Original Classic Edition

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals - The Original Classic Edition

Jun 1, 2012
Cover of The Student's Hume. a History of England from the Earliest Times to the Revolution in 1688

The Student's Hume. a History of England from the Earliest Times to the Revolution in 1688

Jun 1, 2012
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The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Revolution in 1688 Volume 9

May 20, 2012
Cover of A History of England from the Earliest Times to 1688; Continued to 1878

A History of England from the Earliest Times to 1688; Continued to 1878

May 6, 2012
Cover of The History of England Volume 14; From the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Revolution in 1688

The History of England Volume 14; From the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Revolution in 1688

May 1, 2012
Cover of Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects in Two Volumes Volume 1; Essays, Moral, Political, and Literacy

Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects in Two Volumes Volume 1; Essays, Moral, Political, and Literacy