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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Economist gptkb:historians |
gptkbp:alma_mater |
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:argued_on |
subjectivity of beauty
common sense in aesthetics |
gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
gptkb:moral_philosophy Enlightenment philosophy philosophical skepticism Scottish philosophy the philosophy of religion British empiricism empirical philosophy Humean philosophy David Hume's Aesthetics |
gptkbp:belief |
aesthetic experience is universal
aesthetic judgments are subjective |
gptkbp:birth_date |
1711-05-07
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gptkbp:birth_year |
1711
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gptkbp:born |
April 26, 1711
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gptkbp:born_in |
gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland |
gptkbp:children |
gptkb:none
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gptkbp:contributed_to |
gptkb:moral_philosophy
gptkb:political_theory aesthetics philosophy of religion theory of knowledge the development of modern philosophy the development of historiography the development of economics the development of social science |
gptkbp:contribution |
theory of knowledge
theory of government theory of ethics theory of emotions |
gptkbp:death_date |
1776-08-25
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gptkbp:death_year |
gptkb:1776
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gptkbp:died |
August 25, 1776
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gptkbp:died_in |
gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland |
gptkbp:discusses |
gptkb:art
gptkb:taste beauty |
gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:famous_for |
gptkb:historical_texts
gptkb:moral_philosophy theory of causation philosophical essays theory of justice theory of political philosophy theory of social contract theory of personal identity theory of happiness theory of free will theory of moral sentiments |
gptkbp:famous_quote |
“ Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.”
“ A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.” “ The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.” “ Truth springs from argument among friends.” “ Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.” |
gptkbp:field |
gptkb:political_theory
gptkb:philosophy economics history |
gptkbp:has_legacy |
gptkb:psychology
cognitive science modern philosophy social science aesthetic theory |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
David Hume
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gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
gptkb:political_theory gptkb:psychology Empiricism Skepticism cognitive science the philosophy of science contemporary philosophy |
gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Immanuel_Kant
gptkb:existentialism gptkb:postmodernism gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment gptkb:Adam_Smith gptkb:literature gptkb:Christian_theology gptkb:psychology economics cognitive science critical theory cultural studies modern philosophy political science art theory hermeneutics phenomenology social science semiotics David Hume's philosophy deconstruction. |
gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Francis_Hutcheson
gptkb:Bertrand_Russell gptkb:John_Locke gptkb:George_Berkeley |
gptkbp:is_a_member_of |
the Scottish Enlightenment
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gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
the relationship between reason and sentiment
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gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:moral_philosophy
metaphysics epistemology |
gptkbp:is_considered |
one of the greatest philosophers
|
gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
rationalism
religious dogma |
gptkbp:is_examined_in |
the role of sentiment in aesthetics
|
gptkbp:is_explored_in |
the nature of art
the nature of beauty |
gptkbp:is_known_for |
his philosophical writings
his empirical approach |
gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
gptkb:literary_criticism
cultural studies art theory |
gptkbp:is_studied_in |
philosophy courses
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gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:Hume's_Fork
gptkb:moral_philosophy naturalism skepticism empiricism Hume's Law theory of knowledge philosophical skepticism the problem of induction Hume's law Problem of induction the is-ought problem |
gptkbp:legacy |
Humean empiricism
Humean philosophy Humean skepticism Humean ethics |
gptkbp:nationality |
Scottish
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gptkbp:notable_burials |
gptkb:Old_Calton_Burial_Ground
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gptkbp:notable_feature |
gptkb:Hume's_Fork
Hume's Law Problem of Induction |
gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:An_Enquiry_Concerning_Human_Understanding
gptkb:Dialogues_Concerning_Natural_Religion gptkb:A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature The History of England Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary The Natural History of Religion |
gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Economist gptkb:essayist gptkb:Writer gptkb:historians |
gptkbp:philosophy |
gptkb:Hume's_Fork
humanism Hume's Law naturalistic philosophy is-ought problem problem of induction empirical skepticism Humean skepticism |
gptkbp:proposed_by |
standard of taste
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gptkbp:published |
The Natural History of Religion
Four Dissertations |
gptkbp:resides_in |
gptkb:Edinburgh
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gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:none
|
gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:George_Berkeley |
gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:An_Enquiry_Concerning_Human_Understanding
gptkb:An_Enquiry_Concerning_the_Principles_of_Morals gptkb:Dialogues_Concerning_Natural_Religion gptkb:A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature The History of England Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary The Natural History of Religion |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_Maynard_Keynes
gptkb:The_Royal_Society_of_Arts gptkb:John_Adams |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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