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What would David Hume think of Quora?

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On a more positive note, I think Hume is a model of how philosophy should be written. He is wonderfully readable, unlike say, Locke. His discussion of free will in the Enquiry is one of my favourite pieces of philosophy. If I could only read one of the pre-20th century Great Dead Colleagues, it would be David Hume. read more

David Hume doesn't believe that human perceptions can be separated from ideas. Quora is all about empowering people to write about their perceptions, experiences, and how that gives them the authority to write about what they know. Wikipedia, on the other hand, doesn't allow "personal experiences, interpretations, or opinions [3]. read more

I have brought Kant in to this question about Hume because I think we often can appreciate philosophers' thought by seeing it in contrast with their intellectual adversaries. read more

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