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David Hume promoted the notion of skepticism of thought, i.e. being wary of blindly following a theory or teaching. He was particularly critical of religious theories / beliefs and seemed to firmly believe in the principles of inductive thought which tends to lean towards the past acting as a reliable guide to the future.  He died in 1776.  | David Hume promoted the notion of skepticism of thought, i.e. being wary of blindly following a theory or teaching. He was particularly critical of religious theories / beliefs and seemed to firmly believe in the principles of inductive thought which tends to lean towards the past acting as a reliable guide to the future.  He died in 1776.  | ||
| − | In [[Gemma|Gemma's]] second [[YouTube   | + | In [[Gemma|Gemma's]] second [[YouTube]] blog ([[Living In London]]) she tells [[Bree]] that their mothers met at a philosophy class at which David Hume was discussed.     | 
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hume David Hume] (Wikipedia article)  | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hume David Hume] (Wikipedia article)  | ||
Revision as of 21:26, 23 November 2006
David Hume promoted the notion of skepticism of thought, i.e. being wary of blindly following a theory or teaching. He was particularly critical of religious theories / beliefs and seemed to firmly believe in the principles of inductive thought which tends to lean towards the past acting as a reliable guide to the future. He died in 1776.
In Gemma's second YouTube blog (Living In London) she tells Bree that their mothers met at a philosophy class at which David Hume was discussed.
External Links
- David Hume (Wikipedia article)