Hume, David

Cultural  

1. An eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher known for his skepticism. Hume maintained that all knowledge was based on either the impressions of the senses or the logical relations of ideas.

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Example Sentences

Hume, David, 1, 187, 2, 18, 123, 165.

From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William

Hume, David, ii, 296; iii, 37; ix, 164; xii, 179.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Hubbard, Elbert

Then Patrick Hume, David, Mr. Grahame and I went to walk: and particularly to the pierre levé or stone erected a litle way from the city.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord

Hume, David, present-day reputation, 40, 111; on Gibbon’s history of Switzerland, 124.

From Historical Essays by Rhodes, James Ford