Hume
[hju:m]
Definition
(noun.) Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776).
Editor: Maris--From WordNet
Examples
- His history is more dull, but by no means so dangerous as that of Mr. Hume. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- If you quote David Hume at them, and say that reason itself is an irrational impulse they think you are indulging in a silly paradox. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- What we should use, we let him abuse, and the corruption of the best things, as Hume remarked, produces the worst. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- He studied the writings of Locke, Hartley, Berkeley, Hume, Helvetius, Condorcet, and Reid, and knew something of German philosophy. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Mr Hume is the only writer who, so far as I know, has hitherto taken notice of it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Mr Hume frequently takes notice of the inability of the ancient kings of England to carry on, without interruption, any foreign war of long duration. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The Annual Register, the Gentleman's Magazine, Blair's Sermons, and Hume and Smollett. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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