In the Old Calton cemetery in Edinburgh, David Hume’s mausoleum, a stout, cylindrical tower, dominates the surrounding tombstones. Contrasting with this imposing tomb, Hume insisted that it carry a ...
This essay is taken from the foreword of George Caffentzis’s Civilizing Money: Hume, his Monetary Project and the Scottish Enlightenment. Caffentzis puts history back into chronology. The British ...
How did one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived get so much wrong? David Hume certainly deserves his place in the philosophers’ pantheon, but when it comes to politics, he erred time and again ...
Moral philosophy professor James Beattie of Marischal College accused David Hume of Eurocentric arrogance, ignorance and victim-blaming, writes Dr Robin Mills Did you know with a Digital Subscription ...
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Quote of the day by David Hume : "Beauty is no quality in things themselves, it exists merely in..."
Know the meaning behind David Hume’s famous quote on beauty and perception. Explore its origin, relevance today and ...
If you take a passing casual interest in philosophy, there are probably at least two things you know about David Hume. One thing — most recently in the news — is that he was a racist. In fact Hume's ...
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The 18th century philosopher David Hume, born in 1711, was born in Edinburgh and became an important figure in the Scottish Enlightenment over the course of his life. Concerned with the tenets of ...
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