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  2. David Hume - Wikipedia

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    Hume was born on 26 April 1711, as David Home, in a tenement on the north side of Edinburgh's Lawnmarket.He was the second of two sons born to Catherine Home (née Falconer), daughter of Sir David Falconer of Newton, Midlothian and his wife Mary Falconer (née Norvell), [14] and Joseph Home of Chirnside in the County of Berwick, an advocate of Ninewells.

  3. A Treatise of Human Nature - Wikipedia

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    Hume's introduction presents the idea of placing all science and philosophy on a novel foundation: namely, an empirical investigation into human psychology.He begins by acknowledging "that common prejudice against metaphysical reasonings [i.e., any complicated and difficult argumentation]", a prejudice formed in reaction to "the present imperfect condition of the sciences" (including the ...

  4. Sunbury, Victoria - Wikipedia

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    Sunbury (/ ˈ s ʌ n b ər i / SUN-bər-ee, locally / ˈ s ʌ n b r i / SUN-bree) [5] [6] is a satellite town of Victoria, Australia, 38 kilometres (24 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Sunbury recorded a population of 38,851 at the 2021 census. [1]

  5. City of Hume - Wikipedia

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    The City of Hume is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [2] It includes the outer north-western suburbs, including the major centres of Broadmeadows , Craigieburn and Sunbury , as well as a number of rural localities between 13 and 40 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre .

  6. 40 George Square - Wikipedia

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    The tower was originally named after the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume, who was an alumnus of the university. In September 2020, in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, the university announced that they would be renaming the tower to 40 George Square. The university stated that Hume's "comments on matters of race ...

  7. Congress wants to kill two education tax credits. That would ...

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    The American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) and the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC) provide tax relief—up to $2,500 and $2,000 a year, respectively—for tuition and mandatory fees for millions of ...

  8. Campus antisemitism crackdown looms in NY as new bills get ...

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    In a package of bills announced Monday, the Dems want to adjust the legal standard to make it easier to sue a campus that has allowed discriminatory harassment to go unchecked as well as ensure ...

  9. Humeanism - Wikipedia

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    Humeanism refers to the philosophy of David Hume and to the tradition of thought inspired by him. Hume was an influential eighteenth century Scottish philosopher well known for his empirical approach, which he applied to various fields in philosophy.