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The History of England at Wikisource. The History of England (1754–1761) is David Hume 's great work on the history of England (also covering Wales, Scotland, and Ireland ), [1] which he wrote in instalments while he was librarian to the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh. [2] It was published in six volumes in 1754, 1757, 1759, and 1762.
David Hume ( / hjuːm /; born David Home; 7 May 1711 – 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist who was best known for his highly influential system of empiricism, philosophical skepticism and metaphysical naturalism. [1] Beginning with A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40), Hume strove to create a ...
David Hume by Allan Ramsay (1766) An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a book by the Scottish empiricist philosopher David Hume, published in English in 1748. [1] It was a revision of an earlier effort, Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature, published anonymously in London in 1739–40. Hume was disappointed with the reception of the ...
Brit Hume. Alexander Britton Hume (born June 22, 1943), known professionally as Brit Hume, is an American journalist and political commentator. He had a 23-year career with ABC News, where he contributed to World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, Nightline, and This Week. [1] Hume served as the ABC News chief White House correspondent from 1989 ...
David Hume, a profoundly influential 18th-century Scottish philosopher. British philosophy refers to the philosophical tradition of the British people. "The native characteristics of British philosophy are these: common sense, dislike of complication, a strong preference for the concrete over the abstract and a certain awkward honesty of method in which an occasional pearl of poetry is embedded".
Signature. Allan Octavian Hume, CB ICS (4 June 1829 [1] – 31 July 1912 [2]) was a British political reformer, ornithologist, civil servant and botanist who worked in British India and founded the party Indian National Congress. He supported the idea of self-governance by Indians. [3] A notable ornithologist, Hume has been called "the Father ...
Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary (1758) is a two-volume compilation of essays by David Hume. [1] Part I includes the essays from Essays, Moral and Political, [2] plus two essays from Four Dissertations. The content of this part largely covers political and aesthetic issues. Part II includes the essays from Political Discourses, [3] most ...
British Open 2024: R&A chief calls for 'integrity, accountability, respect' as golf's schism remains wide. Jay Busbee. July 17, 2024 at 6:51 AM. Golf is on an unsustainable financial trajectory ...