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Essay heading: David Hume
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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion was not published until three years after his death in 1779. The History of England provided him with the literary fame he always wanted, rather than his extensive philosophical works which were pretty much ignored by the public because everyone thought he was Atheist and didn't want to "buy into" his ideas... displayed 300 characters
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In 1767 he returned to Scotland and finally had no financial worries. Hume was now receiving around 1,000 pounds a year from his writings. In 1775 he became ill, and died peacefully on August 25 of 1776.
David Hume looked at the world in logical terms only. He was a realist who, through philosophy, always had to distinguish between the impressions of human experience and the ideas which are changing representations of life experiences... displayed next 300 characters
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