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David Hume
1711–1776
A leading voice of the Scottish Enlightenment, he wrote with unusual clarity about how people think, feel, and form beliefs. His ideas on skepticism, human nature, and experience helped shape modern philosophy and still spark debate today.
16 Audiobooks
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by David Hume
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
by David Hume
Hume's Political Discourses
by David Hume
A Treatise of Human Nature
by David Hume
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II.
by David Hume
The History of England, Volume I From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688
by David Hume
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III.
by David Hume
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John
by David Hume
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
by David Hume
Essays
by David Hume
About the author
Born in Edinburgh on May 7, 1711, David Hume became one of the central figures of the Scottish Enlightenment. He is remembered as a philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, and many accounts describe him as one of the most important philosophers to write in English.
Hume is especially known for arguing that knowledge grows out of experience and for pressing hard questions about causation, religion, and the limits of human reason. His major works include A Treatise of Human Nature, the Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, and the Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals. He also achieved great success in his own lifetime with his multi-volume History of England.
Although some of his philosophical writings were controversial, his style was widely admired for being direct and readable. He died in Edinburgh on August 25, 1776, but his work continued to influence later thinkers across philosophy, history, politics, and economics.