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Hume is the name of several people:


Most likely it refers to:

  • David Hume, (1711-76) 18th-century Scottish philosopher

It can also refer to: David Hume (April 26, 1711 – August 25, 1776)[1] was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian who is one of the most important figures of Western philosophy and of the Scottish Enlightenment. ...

 Home is an older obsolescent variant spelling of Hume 

It may also refer to any of several prominent Australian landmarks named after Hamilton Hume: Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume (19 June 1797-19 April 1873) was an Australian explorer. ... Allan Octavian Hume (June 6, 1829 - July 31, 1912) son of Joseph Hume was a Scottish civil servant and political reformer. ... Basil Cardinal Hume, OSB OM (2 March 1923 - 17 June 1999) was the Archbishop of Westminster and Primate of England and Wales from 1976-1999. ... Brit Hume Brit Hume (born June 22, 1943) is the conservative Washington, D.C. managing editor of the Fox News Channel. ... Desmond David Hume is a recurring fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Henry Ian Cusick. ... Lost is an American drama television series that follows the survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious tropical island. ... Snowman, 1996, Museum of Modern Art. ... Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume (19 June 1797-19 April 1873) was an Australian explorer. ... Iain Hume (born Edinburgh, October 30th 1983) is a professional soccer player from Canada. ... John Hume John Hume (born January 18, 1937) is an Northern Irish politician, and co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble of the UUP. He was the second leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, a position he held from 1979 until 2001. ... Joseph Hume (January 22, 1777 - February 20, 1855) was a British doctor and politician, born in Montrose, Scotland. ... Martin Andrew Sharp (1847-1910) was an English historian, long a resident in Spain. ... Sir Patrick Hume (1641-1724) was a Scottish statesman, born at Polwarth, Berwickshire. ... Rob Hume is an ornithologist, author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects. ... Tobias Hume (possibly 1569 - April 16, 1645) was an English composer, viol player and soldier. ...

  • the Hume Highway, the main road between Melbourne and Sydney
  • Lake Hume, a large artificial lake and the associated Hume Dam, which forms Lake Hume

It may also refer to several places: The Hume is National 31 from Sydney to Albury . ... Part of Lake Hume near Tallangatta Lake Hume is a large artificial lake on the Murray River formed by the Hume Dam. ...

It may also refer to any of several other topics: Hume is a suburb of Canberra in the district of Tuggeranong. ... The City of Hume is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... The Division of Hume is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Greater Hume Shire Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) of New South Wales, Australia. ... Hume is a village located in Edgar County, Illinois. ... Hume is a town located in Allegany County, New York. ...

  • Hume is the name of the Human race in the computer role playing game series Final Fantasy
  • Hume (language) (Higher-order Unified Meta-Environment) is a computer programming language

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David Hume - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6283 words)
Hume was heavily influenced by empiricists John Locke and George Berkeley, along with various Francophone writers such as Pierre Bayle, and various figures on the Anglophone intellectual landscape such as Isaac Newton, Samuel Clarke, Francis Hutcheson, and Joseph Butler.
Hume's view is that human behavior, like everything else, is caused, and therefore holding people responsible for their actions should focus on rewarding them or punishing them in such a way that they will try to do what is morally desirable and will try to avoid doing what is morally reprehensible.
Hume's idea on private property is special—private property was not a natural right, but is justified since it is a limited good.
Hume's Aesthetics (9734 words)
Hume's aesthetic theory received limited attention until the second half of the Twentieth Century, when interest in the full range of Hume's thought was enlivened by the gradual recognition of his importance among philosophers writing in English.
Hume's acknowledgment of regular, predictable causes of the moral and aesthetic sentiment is sometimes taken as an indication that Hume is not a genuine subjectivist.
Hume's theory of sentiments requires that if we are going to have an aesthetic evaluation of a play's plotting and language, then we are also going to have a moral response to its display of virtue and vice.
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