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About David Hume
David Hume was a Scottish historian, philosopher, economist, diplomat and essayist known today especially for his radical philosophical empiricism and skepticism.
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Born:
April 26, 1711, Edinburgh, Scotland
Died:
August 25, 1776, Edinburgh, Scotland
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David Hume Quotes
He reaps no satisfaction but from low and sensual objects, or from the indulgence of malignant passions.
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David Hume
The Sceptic (1742)
In reality, what more agreeable entertainment to the mind, than to be transported into the remotest ages of the world... What amusement, either of the sense or imagination, can be compared to it.
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David Hume