Hume

Ken Binmore ()

Chapter Chapter 5 in Early Utilitarians, 2021, pp 23-28 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract We have already heard a good deal about David Hume (1711–1776) in the chapters on Hutcheson and Helvetius. He became something of an intellectual celebrity among les philosophes while working in Paris, but chose to live in his native Edinburgh in spite of having to tolerate a good deal of disapproval from his fellow Scots. One story tells how he fell into a deep ditch while returning home after drinking too much at a convivial evening. A woman offered to help, but left him to founder when she realized that he was David Hume, notorious for his supposed atheism.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74583-7_5

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