David Hume

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David Hume

1711–1776

A central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, this sharp, skeptical thinker reshaped debates about knowledge, human nature, religion, and morality. He was also a bestselling historian in his own lifetime, with a clear, lively prose style that still feels modern.

17 Audiobooks

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

by David Hume

A Treatise of Human Nature

A Treatise of Human Nature

by David Hume

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

by David Hume

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

by David Hume

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part A.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part A.

by David Hume

Hume's Political Discourses

Hume's Political Discourses

by David Hume

Essays

Essays

by David Hume

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part B.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part B.

by David Hume

The History of England, Volume I

The History of England, Volume I

by David Hume

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part D.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part D.

by David Hume

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part C.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part C.

by David Hume

A History of England from Early Times: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions

A History of England from Early Times: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions

by Edward Farr, David Hume, E. H. (Edward Henry) Nolan, T. (Tobias) Smollett

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E.

by David Hume

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part F.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part F.

by David Hume

Philosophical Works, v. 1 (of 4)

Philosophical Works, v. 1 (of 4)

by David Hume

A Treatise of Human Nature

A Treatise of Human Nature

by David Hume

Philosophical Works, v. 2 (of 4)

Philosophical Works, v. 2 (of 4)

by David Hume

About the author

Born in Edinburgh in 1711, David Hume became one of the most influential philosophers in the English language. He is best known for his skeptical approach to big questions: how we form beliefs, what cause and effect really mean, and how reason, habit, and experience shape the way we see the world.

Hume’s major works include A Treatise of Human Nature, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, and An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals. Alongside philosophy, he wrote essays on politics, economics, and religion, and his multi-volume History of England made him widely famous during his lifetime.

Although some of his ideas shocked contemporaries, Hume’s calm, lucid style helped make difficult arguments feel approachable. He died in 1776, but his writing continued to influence later thinkers across philosophy, history, economics, and the social sciences.