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100 1 _aBurton, John Hill,
_d1809-1881
245 1 0 _aLife and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume 1
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2013-05-30
508 _aProduced by Adrian Mastronardi, Michael Zeug, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume 1" by John Hill Burton is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work provides an in-depth exploration of the life, intellectual development, and correspondence of the famed Scottish philosopher David Hume, drawing from original documents including letters and personal papers. The focus of the narrative is to connect Hume's influential ideas and character with biographical details, giving readers insights into both his personal and philosophical journeys. The opening of this volume introduces David Hume's early life, detailing his birth in Edinburgh, his family background, and his education. It illustrates his strong inclination towards literature and philosophy from a young age, revealing the intellectual aspirations that would define his later works. Hume's correspondence also reflects his literary ambitions and struggles, hinting at his subsequent rejection of a legal career in favor of a deeper exploration of philosophical ideas. The narrative establishes an understanding of Hume’s formative years and sets the stage for the exploration of his influential writings that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHume, David, 1711-1776
653 _aPhilosophers -- Great Britain -- Biography
700 1 _aHume, David,
_d1711-1776
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42843
999 _c83682
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