So upfront I’ve got to tell you, the claim that a man was resurrected from the dead, is quite an extraordinary claim. In fact, the mid-18th century philosopher David Hume ...

“What is the meaning of life?” is simultaneously one of the oldest questions in philosophy and a relatively new concept: ...

This book explores Hume's concern with the destructiveness of religious factions and his efforts to develop, in his moral philosophy, a solution to factional conflict. Sympathy and the related ...

Many of them did so purely out of self-interest, in order to continue a barbaric trade, but some historical philosophers sought to justify slavery from the best intentions. The great Greek ...

David Hume's Essays, which were written and published at various junctures between 1741 and his death in 1776, offer his most accessible and often most profound statements on a range of subjects ...

The discovery in 1697 of the Australian Black Swan turned all that on its head and inspired philosopher David Hume to one of the most famous problems in philosophy: induction, the idea that we can ...

The political undertones of the novel were inspired by 18th century Scottish philosopher David Hume, Collins said in a statement, particularly his views of “implicit submission and, in his words ...

Several modern memoirs, novels and plays grapple with death in secular societies, where traditional beliefs in an afterlife or divine plan are absent. These works confront death as a final, often ...

During his time in France, Smith counted as his contemporaries Benjamin Franklin and the philosophers David Hume and Voltaire. Smith published his most important work, "An Inquiry into the Nature ...

Brit Hume currently serves as a chief political analyst for FOX News Channel (FNC). He acts as a regular panelist on FOX's weekly public affairs program, FOX News Sunday, and contributes to all ...

The city reached its height of power in the 18th century during the Scottish Enlightenment when intellectuals such as philosopher David Hume and economist Adam Smith ... Loch Lomond is one of Scotland ...