David Hume Flashcards
When and where was David Hume born? (2)
1711 (1), in Scotland (1).
What did Hume do when he was 12 years old? (3)
Hume went to Edinburgh University (1) at the age of 12 to study law (1). He hated law, and left the university (1).
What did Hume do when he was 18 years old? (5)
He encountered a group of philosophers (1) who belonged to a ‘new scene of thought’ (1). These philosophers were influenced by Isaac Newton and his new science (1). They argued for a basis of all knowledge (1), including religion, morality, and economics (1).
What did Hume’s ?what? views of ?what? and the ?what? of ?what? lead to ?what? with the ?what?, which accused him of being ?what?? (7)
His sceptical (1) views of religion (1) and the existence (1) of God (1) led to confrontation (1) with the Church (1), which accused him of being an atheist (1).
What did Hume become in 1734?
He became a banker, and travelled to France.
Because of his ?what?, ?what?rejected Hume to be a ?what? how many times? (4)
Because of his atheism (1), the Edinburgh and Glasgow Universities (1) twice (1) rejected him as a professor (1).
What did Hume become in charge of in 1752, and where? (2)
He became Keeper of the Advocates’ Library (1) at Edinburgh (1).
What successful ?what? became the source of Hume’s wealth, in what year, and how many volumes did it have? (4)
Hume’s History of England (1) book (1), published in 1762 (1), had six volumes (1).
What important job was Hume appointed in 1767? (2)
In 1767, Hume was appointed Under Secretary of State (1), Northern Department (1), which was a great honour.
In which year did Hume die, and where? (2)
In 1776 (1), Hume died at his home in St Andrew;s Square, New Town, Edinburgh (1).
?What? had a profound effect on Hume’s philosophy, and led to his sceptical method of reasoning? (1)
The ‘new scene of thought’ (1).
What did Hume argue and believe? (4)
Hume argued that there are no moral laws or facts (1). Morals merely express our feelings (1), which we treat as if they are moral facts (1). Hume also believed that the Design Argument had many flaws (1).
?What? led him to reject the traditional creator and designer God, but possibly not God as an underlying principle of the Universe? (1)
Hume’s scepticism (1).
