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• David Hume was a philosopher, historian and economist during the Enlightenment. Hume had considerable influence on other philosophers of the period, including Immanuel Kant and Jeremy Bentham.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: David Hume

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: David HomeThe Philosopher's Magazine: David Hume (November 2000)
  2. Born: May 7, 1711
  3. Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
  4. Youngest of three childrenThe Philosopher's Magazine: David Hume (November 2000)
  5. Died: August 25, 1776

• Problem of Causation

  Hume's problem of causation discusses the relationship between objects. He maintains that until we understand the "necessary connection"Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Necessary Connection and the Definition of Cause between objects, we can't achieve "certainty of knowledge".Space and Motion: Space and Motion

• Induction

  The problem of induction questions the way humans form expectations about what will happen in the future. Hume asks whether it is appropriate to "induce" expectations of the future from past experience.Princeton University: The Problem of Induction

• Is-ought problem

  Also known as "Hume's Guillotine," the "is-ought problem" reflects Hume's assertion that many writers form statements about what "ought to be" from what "is."Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Hume's Moral Philosophy (October 29, 2004)

• Quotes

  "If I ask you why you believe any particular matter of fact, which you relate, you must tell me some reason; and this reason will be some other fact, connected with it. But as you cannot proceed after this manner, in infinitum, you must at last terminate in some fact, which is present to your memory or senses; or must allow that your belief is entirely without foundation."—David HumeSpace and Motion: Space and Motion

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