David Hume

1711–1776 · Scotland

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Biography

Scottish philosopher, historian, and essayist, one of the most important figures of the Enlightenment. His radical empiricism challenged the foundations of knowledge, causation, and religious belief. His Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding and Treatise of Human Nature remain central texts in epistemology and the philosophy of mind.

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