David Hume [ Philosophy ]
… central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment and an active participant in European networks. He believed in the power of sociability, in the fundamental human connections. Sociability is key to understanding the process which made of him both a central and a marginal figure. This entry … and London, then at Hume’s participation in the Republic of Letters, and finally at philosophy as the practice of sociability. People > Philosophy Mots-clés Clubs Enlightenment France Philosophy Republic of Letters Salons Scotland …
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