An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

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Custom, then, is the great guide of human life.

David Hume

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

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Custom and convention

Author

David Hume

Source

Sceptical Solution of These Doubts (In Two Parts) An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

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Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1748 1740s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Hume, David. "Sceptical Solution of These Doubts (In Two Parts)." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. London: A. Millar, 1748, sect. 5, pt. 1, para. 6.

Current Citation

Hume, David. "Sceptical Solution of These Doubts." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Tom L. Beauchamp. Oxford University Press, 2000, sect. 5, pt. 1, para. 6.

The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one. Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity: And whoever is moved by Faith to assent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person, which subverts all the principles of his understanding, and gives him a determination to believe what is most contrary to custom and experience.

David Hume

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

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Faith and reason Miracles Reason Critique of Christianity Christianity

Author

David Hume

Source

Of the Idea of Necessary Connection (In Two Parts) An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

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Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1748 1740s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Hume, David. "Of the Idea of Necessary Connection (In Two Parts)." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. London: A. Millar, 1748, sect. 7, pt. 2, para. 41.

Current Citation

Hume, David. "Of the Idea of Necessary Connexion." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Tom L. Beauchamp. Oxford University Press, 2000, sect. 7, pt. 2, para. 41.

If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning, concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: For it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.

David Hume

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

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Mathematics Reason Rationalism

Author

David Hume

Source

Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy (In Three Parts) An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1748 1740s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Hume, David. "Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy (In Three Parts)." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. London: A. Millar, 1748, sect. 12, pt. 3, para. 34.

Current Citation

Hume, David. "Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Tom L. Beauchamp. Oxford University Press, 2000, sect. 12, pt. 3, para. 34.

A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.

David Hume

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

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Beliefs Evidence

Author

David Hume

Source

Of Miracles An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1748 1740s 18th century

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Original Citation

Hume, David. "Of Miracles." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. London: A. Millar, 1748, sect. 10, pt. 1, para. 4.

Current Citation

Hume, David. "Of Miracles." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Tom L. Beauchamp. Oxford University Press, 2000, sect. 10, pt. 1, para. 4.

The great advantage of the mathematical sciences above the moral consists in this, that the ideas of the former, being sensible, are always clear and determinate.

David Hume

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

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Mathematics Science

Author

David Hume

Source

Of the Idea of Necessary Connection (In Two Parts) An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1748 1740s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Hume, David. "Of the Idea of Necessary Connection (In Two Parts)." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. London: A. Millar, 1748, sect. 7, pt. 1, para. 1.

Current Citation

Hume, David. "Of the Idea of Necessary Connexion." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Tom L. Beauchamp. Oxford University Press, 2000, sect. 7, pt. 1, para. 1.