Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosopher
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment |
| gptkbp:awards |
Honorary degrees from various universities.
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| gptkbp:born |
April 26, 1711
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
Old Calton Burial Ground
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| gptkbp:children |
nan
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| gptkbp:died |
August 25, 1776
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.”
“Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.” “The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.” “Custom is the great guide of human life.” “Beauty_in_things_exists_in_the_mind_which_contemplates_them.” |
| gptkbp:field |
economics
history philosophy |
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:David_Hume
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sir David Home
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Bertrand_Russell
gptkb:Adam_Smith gptkb:Daniel_Dennett gptkb:David_Lewis gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche gptkb:W.V.O._Quine Immanuel Kant |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:John_Locke
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Hume's_Fork
skepticism empiricism philosophical writings Hume's_Law |
| gptkbp:legacy |
His ideas influenced the development of the social sciences.
His work laid the foundation for modern philosophy. Considered one of the most important philosophers in Western philosophy. |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Scottish
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
A Treatise of Human Nature
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals |
| gptkbp:occupation |
essayist
historian economist |
| gptkbp:philosophy |
Empiricism
Naturalism Skepticism |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Not married
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