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www-britannica-com-7274		David Hume | Biography, Philosophy, Empiricism, Skepticism, & Works | Britannica			.html	text/html	2121	181	64	David Hume | Biography, Philosophy, Empiricism, Skepticism, & Works | Britannica In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Hume David Hume, (born May 7 [April 26, Old Style], 1711, Edinburgh, Scotland—died August 25, 1776, Edinburgh), Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. David Hume's philosophical works included A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40), An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1758), and Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (posthumously published in 1779). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.See all videos for this article The latter is a rewriting of Book I of the Treatise (with the addition of his essay "On Miracles," which became notorious for its denial that a miracle can be proved by any amount or kind of evidence); it is better known as An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, the title Hume gave to it in a revision of 1758.	./cache/www-britannica-com-7274.html	./txt/www-britannica-com-7274.txt