Hume Early Life Flashcards
1
Q
Where and, when was he born?
A
Scotland, 1711
2
Q
What was his family background? (2)
A
Some aristocratic; father lawyer
3
Q
What happened when he was two?
A
Father died
4
Q
Where did he go to university? What did he study? How old was he?
A
Edinburgh; law; 12
5
Q
How did he respond to university?
A
Hated; Left
6
Q
What happened when he was 18?
A
He met a group of philosophers belonging to a ‘new school of thought’
7
Q
Who were they influenced by and what did they argue for?
A
Issac Newton and his new science; a scientific basis of all knowledge including economics, morality, and religion
8
Q
Why did he come into conflict with the Church?
A
Skeptical about religion; accused of being atheist
