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David Hume (may 7, 1711 – aug 25, 1776)

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Scottish philosopher. Empiricist. Wrote Inquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751). Expressed the natural tendency to consider and promote the well being of others. Morality is based on affectivity, not rationality. Cultivate both passions of a self-regarding and other-regarding nature

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may 7, 1711
aug 25, 1776
~ 65 years

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