PHILOSOPHY - David Hume
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by Super User, 7 years ago
David Hume is one of Scotland’s greatest philosophers (Adam Smith is another, about whom we also have a film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejJRhn53X2M). His claim to greatness lies in his appreciation of ordinary experience, his descriptions of consciousness and his humane, tolerant approach to religious disputes. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/qjLLWt
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“The 18th-century writer David Hume is one of the world’s great philosophical voices because he hit upon a key fact about human nature: that we are more influenced by our feelings than by reason. This is, at one level, possibly a great insult to our self-image, but Hume thought that if we could learn to deal well with this surprising fact, we could be (both individually and collectively) a great deal calmer and happier than if we denied it...”
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“The 18th-century writer David Hume is one of the world’s great philosophical voices because he hit upon a key fact about human nature: that we are more influenced by our feelings than by reason. This is, at one level, possibly a great insult to our self-image, but Hume thought that if we could learn to deal well with this surprising fact, we could be (both individually and collectively) a great deal calmer and happier than if we denied it...”
You can read more on this and other topics on our blog TheBookofLife.org at this link: https://goo.gl/SuwPBi
MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE
Our website has classes, articles and products to help you think and grow: https://goo.gl/QcBQYY
Watch more films on PHILOSOPHY + CURRICULUM in our playlist:
http://bit.ly/TSOLphilosophy
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Produced in collaboration with:
Mad Adam
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