David Hume

David Hume

Died: August 25, 1776, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Website Facebook X/Twitter

David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism.

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Existential Adaptations

by David Hume and others in Figures of Speech

A temporal reversal of circumstance is a truism of limited utility and so the spectrum of our consciousness isn't a flip of a coin. The heuristic may act as a starting point to a discussion of happiness surrounded by mindfulness or mental health, take your pick.

And Hide in the Shadows

by Plato and others in Figures of Speech

The light is a heavy burden to bear when your character of virtue is surrounded by darkness. Sustainable for sure, but the economies of ideal ideas need no idols. Have you heard the analogy of the cave? Better yet, have you seen the light?

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