David Hume, Edinburgh, 1711 -1776: "Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few." Adam Ferguson, Atholl, 1723-1816: "Love is an affection which carries ...

A petition by a student of the University of Edinburgh has called for the re-naming of its David Hume Tower, drawing attention to the philosopher’s 1753 essay, Of National Characters ...

Phyllis "Peggy" Vandenberg talks about David Hume's belifes and influence on the U.S. Constitution. Phyllis "Peggy" Vandenberg talks about 18th century philosopher David Hume's beliefs and ...

Dr David Ashton and Professor Peter Hutton are former medical practitioners, with a longstanding interest in the philosophy of David Hume ...

When I was 16, I’d discovered cognitive science and analytic philosophy, and knew at once ... The young man’s name was David Hume. Somehow, during the next three years, he managed not only ...

In a different hand, written many decades later, another city official added in the margin: “The child here registered is the celebrated David Hume, Historian and Philosopher.” Three hundred ...