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DAVID HUME
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• DAVID HUME (noun)
The noun DAVID HUME has 1 sense:
1. Scottish philosopher skeptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
Familiarity information: DAVID HUME used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scottish philosopher skeptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
David Hume; Hume
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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