David Hume
David Hume
David Hume– 25 August 1776) or David Homewas a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of radical philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth7 May 1711
David Hume quotes about
taste truth-is humans
Truth is disputable, not human taste.
taste painting study
Nothing is so improving to the temper as the study of the beauties either of poetry, eloquence, music, or painting.
understanding criticism taste
Morals and criticism are not so properly objects of the understanding as of taste and sentiment.
passion delicacy taste
Delicacy of taste has the same effect as delicacy of passion; it enlarges the sphere both of our happiness and our misery.