Among those sympathetic to Hume's moral philosophy, a general consensus has emerged that his first work on the topic, A Treatise of Human Nature, is his best. His later work, An Enquiry Concerning the ...

While Niccolo Machiavelli implicitly and slyly made those arguments, the true break came with the radical skeptic David Hume, who argued that this is all rubbish.

Philosopher David Hume would encourage people today to expose his flaws and weaknesses, writes Professor Paul Russell.

Three years later, a third version - An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals - was written; by this time, his reputation as an essayist had bloomed considerably, and was the most successful ...

Because it is essential to our ability to relate to other people. For the 18th century Scottish philosopher David Hume, moral relationships begin with sympathy - fellow-feeling - for those around us.

David Hume, philosopher and historian, was born 300 years ago. Why is it, he asked a friend, “that we philosophers cannot as heartily despise the world as it despises us?” The Granger Collection ...

Jens Kulenkampff, David Hume – ein Utopist?, Jahrbuch für Recht und Ethik / Annual Review of Law and Ethics, Vol. 27 (2019), pp. 205-216 ...

In the Old Calton cemetery in Edinburgh, David Hume’s mausoleum, a stout, cylindrical tower, dominates the surrounding tombstones. Contrasting with this imposing tomb, Hume insisted that it ...

Who is David Hume? The 18th century philosopher David Hume, born in 1711, was born in Edinburgh and became an important figure in the Scottish Enlightenment over the course of his life.