The University of Edinburgh today confirmed it is considering renaming the David Hume Tower due to the philosopher's links to slavery. A spokesman for the Scottish university told MailOnline that it ...
The principal of Edinburgh University has defended the decision to rename the David Hume tower in response to the the 19th century's philosopher's controversial views on race - including that black ...
Moral philosophy professor James Beattie of Marischal College accused David Hume of Eurocentric arrogance, ignorance and victim-blaming, writes Dr Robin Mills Did you know with a Digital Subscription ...
According to the Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), humans are fundamentally social. It’s only by connecting with others — those that are like us and those that are unlike us — that we ...
In the Old Calton cemetery in Edinburgh, David Hume’s mausoleum, a stout, cylindrical tower, dominates the surrounding tombstones. Contrasting with this imposing tomb, Hume insisted that it carry a ...
On April 26, 1711, the baptismal register in Edinburgh reported the birth of a “son named David” to John Home and Katherine Falconer. In a different hand, written many decades later, another city ...
Taking the philosopher’s name off a tower ignores history and is no help to the present “Learn, Mr Hume, to prize the blessings of Liberty and Education, for… had you been born and bred a slave, your ...
How did one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived get so much wrong? David Hume certainly deserves his place in the philosophers’ pantheon, but when it comes to politics, he erred time and again ...
We don't need miracles - simply watching coffee and sugar combine is enough to enliven a curious mind, writes philosopher Damon Young. The sugar in my espresso twirls for a few seconds then vanishes ...
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