David Hume (1711-1776) was a Scottish philosopher, writer, historian, and important figure in the Enlightenment. Hume presented a positive view of human nature but a sceptical view of religion's usefulness. His Treatise of Human Nature was later a hugely influential philosophical work, but his fame and fortune in his own lifetime came from his popular six-volume History of England.
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1711 - 1776Life of the Scottish philosopher David Hume.
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7 May 1711The philosopher David Hume is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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1734David Hume moves to La Flèche in northwest France.
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1740David Hume publishes his A Treatise of Human Nature.
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1748David Hume publishes his An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding.
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1751David Hume publishes his An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals.
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1752David Hume is appointed Keeper of the Advocates’ Library in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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1754David Hume publishes the first volume of his History of England.
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1757David Hume publishes his Dissertation on the Passions.
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25 Aug 1776The philsopher David Hume dies in Edinburgh, Scotland.