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We may well ask, What causes induce us to believe in the existence of body? but 'tis vain to ask. Whether there be body or not? That is a point which we must take for granted in all our reasonings.

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David Hume
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Born: May 7, 1711
Died: August 25, 1776 (aged 65)
Bio: David Hume or David Home was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of radical philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism.
Known for:
  1. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
  2. A Treatise of Human Nature (1738)
  3. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
  4. Four Dissertations
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