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logicaust (August 28, 2008 at 10:48 am)

Powerful; I loved the music, the video and this celebration of this most distinguished, learned and above all likable philosopher.

Thanks for the video.

erenix (August 31, 2008 at 5:28 am)

Thanks. Who knew ppl would actually come across this small hw assignment.

prool12345 (October 4, 2008 at 1:58 pm)

Are you aware he was a distinguished racist and elitist bastard. Fine he was clever but such beasts dont really deserve a hearing! Lots of these pretentious philosphers needs banishing from culture and history!!!!!!!!!

logicaust (October 6, 2008 at 9:50 pm)

The Nazis gave us autobahns; there are other examples if you wish to play the finger pointing game.

Hume was human, and therefore not perfect.

He lived in a racist age. So did Lincoln. And like Lincoln, he advocated the emancipation of slaves. But history does not remember Hume for his racism, or even his voluminous history books; he is remembered as a ground-breaking empirical philosopher.

Who are you to judge history with the gift of 20/20 hindsight, Mr. Xerxes?

erenix (October 23, 2008 at 3:54 pm)

Think how difficult it must have been not to be racist. Literally be discriminated if a White person didn't use their "privileges" and act like a "elitist bastard" as you said. Even though I agree with you, his contributions do not make him pretentious.

robskelly1 (August 19, 2008 at 4:25 pm)

great music!

voltronsky (January 9, 2008 at 8:48 pm)

hooray for skepticism!