David Hume

Lived: 1711-1776

Nationality: Scottish

Profession: Philosopher {[olive Actually, not really; mostly public servant and librarian at first and later historian and just occasionally philosopher. He would have liked to be a full-time philosopher but there weren’t many jobs for philosophers in those days and he couldn’t get one. Jason ]}

Main influence: John Locke and Empiricism

Most important work: A Treatise of Human Nature (1739’1740)