David Hume [ Philosophy ]
… prejudice.’ 2 2 . John Robertson, ‘Hume, David (1711–1776), philosopher and historian’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 23 (Sep. 2004) Accessed 19 Nov. 2022. Hume as a Sociable Philosopher Hume’s career is well-documented. … H. Nidditch (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975), p. 280-81. Hume in the Republic of Letters While Hume’s short autobiography testifies to the lack of success of his works, it reveals how Hume courted celebrity in the Republic of … Apparently, Hume shunned quarrels and debates, either not replying to provocations, or not mentioning them in his autobiography. He does not refer to the quarrel with Rousseau, embodied in the publication of texts and pamphlets. 9 Hume’s …
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