Project Gutenberg 2013-05-30 Public domain in the USA. 153 Burton, John Hill 1809 1881 Hume, David 1711 1776 Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume 1 Reading ease score: 54.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced 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) "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42843/42843-h/images/cover.jpg en Hume, David, 1711-1776 Philosophers -- Great Britain -- Biography B Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 1222340 1222324 2024-10-18T05:34:48.504025 2023-09-18T13:47:52.428564 text/html text/html 1244274 2013-05-29T22:11:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 1434925 2013-05-29T22:13:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 810841 2024-10-18T05:35:05.572451 application/epub+zip 830462 2024-10-18T05:34:51.454989 application/epub+zip 537670 2024-10-18T05:34:50.020039 application/epub+zip 1146736 2024-10-18T05:35:15.806388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1096958 2024-10-18T05:35:03.945446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 805296 2022-09-19T14:44:08.834304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1020629 2024-10-18T05:34:45.936030 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1020445 2013-05-29T22:11:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 388596 2013-05-29T22:13:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1019787 2013-05-29T22:13:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 387949 2013-05-29T22:13:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1019840 2013-05-29T22:13:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 387368 2013-05-29T22:13:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23382 2024-10-18T05:35:15.980372 application/rdf+xml 10925 2024-10-18T05:34:50.223988 image/jpeg 2475 2024-10-18T05:34:50.122992 image/jpeg 771932 2024-10-18T05:34:48.610017 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia