Hume of the Week
My favourite product of the Scottish Enlightenment, David Hume, makes a regular appearance.
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
The last two decades have more than borne out Hume’s insight.
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Hume of the Week – What Seems, Isn’t
No surprise Hume is up there as my favourite thinker. In short, bullshit leads to bad things. -
Hume of the Week – Factions
Hume's 1741 view on faction fits nicely with contemporary intra-political party issues, and with concerns about the members of the political class.