David Hume's life Flashcards
when and where was he born
1711 in Scotland
what was his dad’s job and what type of family was he born into
his dad was a successful lawyer and he was born into an aristocrat family but his dad died when he was two
at what age and where and what did he study at university
Edinburgh University at 12 to study law
why did he leave university
he hated law
at 18 what did he do
he joined a group of philosophers which argued for a scientific basis of all knowledge
how did he get in trouble with the church
his sceptical views of religion made the church accuse him of atheism
in 1734 what did he do
he became a banker and travelled to France
how did his atheism affect him
he was rejected to be a professor at Edinborough and Glasgow University
in 1742 what successful book did he write
Essays, Moral and Political
In 1746 who was he the secretary to
General James St Clair
he published 6 volumes of what and how did this affect him
The History of England which was his main source of wealth
in 1757 he published what
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding which defined knowledge
in 1767 what job was he appointed as
Under Secretary of State
on return to Edinborough, what did he do
he began to revise his books on philosophy
in what year did he die and where
in 1776 he died at his home in New Town, Edinborough
