Philosopher Profiles
David Hume
(April 26, 1711 — August 25, 1776)
By showing that we should be skeptical about induction Hume managed to conclusively prove that it's very hard to prove anything — although the only reason he was a skeptic about induction in the first place was so that he could eat more cakes without getting any fatter.
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Created: 29th January, 2008 | Last Updated: 18th October, 2008
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David Hume. Wearing a white gown bathed in red light.
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Main Contributions:
Empiricism -
Quotation:
“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence” -
Key Areas:
Philosophy in general -
Annoying Habits:
Very noisy. Woke Kant from his dogmatic slumbers -
Nicknames:
The Humester
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