David Hume – Humanists UK
Scottish Enlightenment philosopher Hume was an empiricist, arguing that we should only believe those things for which we have good evidence, and has been a major influence on the development of Anglo-American philosophy. He is still frequently cited, for example on miracles. In Section X of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, he argues that the evidence… Continue reading David Hume
Scottish Enlightenment philosopher Hume was an empiricist, arguing that we should only believe those things for which we have good evidence, and has been a major influence on the development of Anglo-American philosophy. He is still frequently cited, for example on miracles. In Section X of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, he argues that the evidence for miracles is not strong enough in view of their inherent improbability: “A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence”…and should “always reject the greater miracle.” Hume believed that morality was based on fee
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