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David Hume (/hjuːm/; born David Home; 7 May NS [26 April OS] 1711 – 25 August 1776)[7] was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, librarian,[8] and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism.[1] Beginning with A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40), Hume strove to create a naturalistic science of man that examined the psychological basis of human nature. Hume followed John Locke in rejecting the existence of innate ideas, concluding that all human knowledge derives solely from experience. This places him with Francis Bacon, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and George Berkeley as an empiricist.[9] Hume argued that inductive reasoning and belief in causality cannot be justified rationally; instead, they result from custom and mental habit. We never actually perceive that one event causes another but only experience the "constant conjunction" of events. This problem of induction means that to dra

David Hume - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist (1711–1776) For other people named David Hume, see David Hume (disambiguation) . David Hume Portrait of David Hume by Allan Ramsay , 1766 Born 7 May [26 April OS ] 1711 Lawnmarket , Edinburgh, Scotland Died 25 August 1776 (1776-08-25) (aged 65) New Town, Edinburgh , Scotland Education Education University of Edinburgh Philosophical work Era Enlightenment Region Scottish philosophy School Scottish Enlightenment Humeanism Naturalism [ 1 ] Scepticism Em

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