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David Hume promoted the notion of skepticism of thought i.e be 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. | David Hume promoted the notion of skepticism of thought i.e be 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. | ||
In to Gemma's second youtube blog ("Living in London") she tells Bree that their mothers met at a philosophy class at which David Hume, "an atheist philosopher" spoke. | |||
===External Links=== | ===External Links=== | ||
*[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 23:43, 29 October 2006
David Hume promoted the notion of skepticism of thought i.e be 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.
In to Gemma's second youtube blog ("Living in London") she tells Bree that their mothers met at a philosophy class at which David Hume, "an atheist philosopher" spoke.
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- David Hume (Wikipedia article)
