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MY OWN LIFE IBD

COSIMO CLASSICS
04 / 2017
9781945934209
Inglés

Sinopsis

In a final, short summary of his life and works, David Hume wrote My Own Lifeáas he suffered from gastrointestinal issues that ultimately killed him. Despite his bleak prognosis, Hume remains lighthearted and inspirational throughout. He discusses his life growing up, his family relationships, and his desire to constantly improve his works and hisáreputation as an author. He confesses,I have suffered very little pain from my disorder, and what is more strange, have... never suffered a moment',s abatement of my spirits, insomuch that were I to name the period of my life which I should most choose to pass over again, I might be tempted to point to this later period. This short biography ends with a series of letters from Hume ',s close friend and fellow author Adam Smith to their publisher William Strahan, recounting Hume',s death and giving a stirring eulogy in honor of their friend.DAVID HUME (1711-1776) was a Scottish philosopher and historian. Educated at Edinburgh, he lived in France from 1734 to 1737, where he finished his first philosophical work, A Treatise of Human Natureá(1739-40). His additional philosophical works include An Enquiry Concerning Human Understandingá(1748), Political Discoursesá(1752), The Natural History of Religioná(1755), and Dialogues Concerning Natural Religioná(1779).

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