Hume (hy m), David 1711-1776. Scottish philosopher and historian whose skeptical arguments concerning induction, causation and religion, including the thesis that human knowledge arises only from sense experience, shaped 19th- and 20th-century empiricist philosophy. His works include A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-1740) and History of England (1754-1762). |
| Hume, John born 1937. Politician of Northern Ireland. Head of the Social Democratic and Labour Party since 1979, Hume shared the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize with David Trimble for working to establish peace in Northern Ireland. |
Hume [hjuːm]
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1. (Biographies / Hume, (George) Basil (1923-1999) M, English, RELIGION: clergyman) (George) Basil. 1923-99, English Roman Catholic Benedictine monk and cardinal; archbishop of Westminster (1976-99)
2. (Biographies / Hume, David (1711-1776) M, Scottish, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, SOCIAL SCIENCE: economist, HISTORY: historian) David. 1711-76, Scottish empiricist philosopher, economist, and historian, whose sceptic philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses. His works include A Treatise of Human Nature (1740), An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), Political Discourses (1752), and History of England (1754-62)
3. (Biographies / Hume, John (1937 M, Northern Ireland, POLITICS: politician) John. born 1937, Northern Ireland politician; leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (1979-2001). Nobel peace prize jointly with David Trimble in 1998
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| Noun | 1. |  Hume - Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776) |
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