David Hume's Argument

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The 18th century Scotsman, David Hume, was an established philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist. His major philosophical works continue to be influential in modern philosophy. David Hume’s philosophical argument, in Essays, Moral, Political and Literary, is agreeable because of his understanding of the universality of mankind’s nature and the uniformity of human actions; in addition, his perspective supports moral objectivism through his explication of how moral principles extend the boundaries of time, location, and culture.
In Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary, David Hume’s philosophy is agreeable because of his careful consideration of the consistency of human nature. Humans are rational beings with emotive tendencies, and

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