David Hume's Life

Question 1

What year was David Hume born?

Answer 1

1711

Question 2

At what age did he go to study law?

Answer 2

12

Question 3

Whose studies were the philosophers Hume met when he was 18 influenced by?

Answer 3

Isaac Newton

Question 4

Where did he travel as a banker in 1734?

Answer 4

France

Question 5

Which major person did he tutor?

Answer 5

Marquess of Annandale

Question 6

Who did he become secretary to?

Answer 6

James St. Clair

Question 7

What year did Hume return to live in Edinburgh?

Answer 7

1768

Question 8

What did the sceptical method make him doubt?

Answer 8

Cause and Effect

Question 9

Which year did David Hume die?

Answer 9

1776

Question 10

Which argument was he famous for countering?

Answer 10

The Design Argument

Question 11

Why did he publish his work on the Design Argument after his death?

Answer 11

He was worried he would be punished, imprisoned or executed for countering religious beliefs.

Question 12

Which university was he denied work at for his atheist beliefs?

Answer 12

Edinburgh University

Question 13

Who is the character who puts forward the Design Argument for God’s existence in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion?

Answer 13

Philo

Question 14

How old was he when his father died?

Answer 14

2

Question 15

What did the philosophical sceptic believe the Design Argument leads to instead of Monotheism?

Answer 15

Polytheism