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Biography - David Hume:

Scottish philosopher, historian and economist.
Born: 1711 - Died: 1776
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.


Note 

Note



"Nature has pointed out a mixed kind of life as most suitable to the human race, and secretly admonished them to allow none of these biases to draw too much, so as to incapacitate them for other occupations and entertainments. Indulge your passion for science, says she, but let your science be human, and such as may have a direct reference to action and society. Abstruse thought and profound researches I prohibit, and will severely punish, by the pensive melancholy which they introduce, by the endless uncertainty in which they involve you, and by the cold reception which your pretended discoveries shall meet with, when communicated. Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man."


Source: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

Internet - Archive - An enquiry concerning human understanding by Hume, David (en) (en) 



Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Soyez philosophe ; mais, au milieu de toute votre philosophie, soyez toujours un homme.

German
Sei ein Philosoph, aber inmitten all deiner Philosophie bleibe stets Mensch.




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I am human, and I think that nothing of that which is human is alien to me.




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