David Hume - Enlightenment

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  • Fact about another author of Enlightenment 2: Francis Bacon

    Francis Bacon was knighted by the newly-appoined King James I for actively participating in politics, law, and the royal court.

  • Fact about The Age of Enlightenment 3: The Thirty Years' War

    While the Thirty Years' War was speculated to have been caused by a number of reasons, the birth of the Age of Englightenment may have been a major reason for its initiation.

  • Fact about The Age of Enlightenment 1: Birth

    The Age of Enlightenment was recognized to begin in around 1620, with the publication of Sir Francis Bacon's "Novum Organum."

  • Fact about another author of Enlightenment 1: John Locke

    John Locke was awarded the title of King's Scholar after enrolling in Westminster School in London.

  • Fact about another author of Enlightenment 3: Isaac Newton

    Urged by Edmond Halley to delve into the study of gravity, Isaac Newton published "Principia", which was regarded by many as one of the most influential works of science ever.

  • Fact about Hume 1: Calvinistic

    Hume was born into a very religious Calvinistic family. Growing up, his morals and beliefs were taken from the popular Calvinistic devotional "The Whole Duty of Man."
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    David Hume and the Age of Enlightenment

    A timeline of David Hume's life and accomplishments, along with his involvement in the Age of Enlightenment.

  • Fact about Hume 2: University of Edinburgh

    Hume, just turned 15, attended the University of Edinburgh to pursue a career in philosophy.

  • Fact about one of Hume's other works: "A Treatise of Human Nature" drafted

    Hume started drafting "A Treatise of Human Nature" betweeen 1734 to 1737 after spending much of his time hosting arguments with the Jesuit college in the French town of La Flèche.

  • Fact about "Essays: Moral and Political" 2: What it Pertains to

    Hume's "Essays: Moral and Political" contained ideas about economics, politics, history, and what he considered the "science of man."

  • Fact about "Essays: Moral and Political" 1: Publication

    The first volume of "Essays: Moral and Political" was published in 1742, and the second volume was published in 1748.

  • Fact about "Essays: Moral and Political" 3: Butler's commendation

    Joseph Butler, another English philosopher that Hume knew, gave warm commendations towards "Essays," despite their vast philosophical differences.

  • Fact about one of Hume's other works 2: "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding"

    Hume's "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" is published sometime in 1748.

  • Fact about one of Hume's other works 3: "An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals."

    Hume's "An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals" is published sometime in 1751.

  • Fact about Hume 3: Questioning Religion

    Hume, in a letter to a Gilbert Elliot, reveals that he has doubts about religion, and starts wanting to seek logical reason to religion.

  • Fact about The Age of Enlightenment 2: "Death"

    The Age of Enlightenment is recognized to have ended around 1781, with the publication of Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason."