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Of The Standard Of Taste
Introductory Note
David Hume (1711-1776) was born in Edinburgh, and was trained
for the
law. He early showed an eager interest in philosophy, and devoted
himself to
study with such intensity as to injure his health. He traveled in
France more
than once, and was on intimate terms with such men as d'Alembert,
Turgot, and
Rousseau, for the last of whom he found a pension and a temporary
refuge in
England.
Hume is most celebrated for his philosophical writings, in which
he
carried the empirical philosophy of Locke to the point of complete
skepticism.
He wrote also a "History of England" in eight volumes, and a large
number of ...