WorksheetsP | Great Thinkers | Hume
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
When was Hume born?
1786
1755
1801
1711
When did Hume's father die?
Before he was born
When he was 10
Shortly after he was born
After Hume had written his first book
Where was Hume brought up?
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
England
Where did Hume study law?
Edinburgh at the age of 17
London at the age of 15
Belfast at the age of 18
Edinburgh at the age of 12
What book did Hume publish in 1739 when he was 25?
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
War and Peace
A Treatise of Human Nature
The History of England
What was Hume's father's job?
Lawyer
Musician
Artist
Banker
Hume was know for his
Scepticism
Faith
Philosophical empiricism
Knowledge
Political views
What does Scepticism mean?
an attitude marked by a tendency to doubt what others accept to be true
an attitude marked by a tendency to believe what others accept to be true
What is Philosophical empiricism?
branch of philosophy that deals with the theory of deductive and inductive arguments and aims to distinguish good from bad reasoning
a system of moral principles governing the appropriate conduct for a person or group
philosophical belief that all knowledge is derived from the experience of the senses
Hume had an early career as a.........?
Doctor
Politician
Banker
Teacher
Which universities did the Church ministers successfully petition, preventing Hume from becoming a professor of moral philosophy?
London
Glasgow
Aberdeen
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Who did Hume tutor?
Marquess of Riverdale
Marquess of London
Marquess of Annadale
Marquess of France
What role did Hume take to General St Clair during his campaign in Brittany, France?
Medic
Judge Advocate
Tutor
Secretary
Financial Adviser
Who was it that tried to excommunicate Hume in 1756?
Church of Wales
Church of England
Church of Scotland
Church of Ireland
What year was Hume's final Volume of 'The History of England' published?
1766
1767
1762
1756
When did Hume die?
1775
1776
1777
1789
What did Hume prepare to publish after his death?
Dialogues concerning Natural Religion
My Own Life
A treatise of Human Nature
An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding
What is the Ontological Argument?
argument that attempts to prove the existence of God through abstract reasoning alone
argument that attempts to prove the existence of God through senses.
It relies on a philosophical principle: every effect has a cause.
states that the universe is ordered and complex
What is the Cosmological argument?
Humans has a sense of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’. This sense of morality has to come from somewhere,
comes from the idea that since the universe exists, it must have been caused by something beyond itself.
is an argument that attempts to prove the existence of God through abstract reasoning alone
states that the universe is ordered and complex; therefore there must be an all-powerful designer or architect
What is the Telelogical arguement?
universe is ordered and complex.
Humans like to impose order on situations;
Because of its order and complexity there must be an all-powerful designer or architect who created it with a specific purpose in mind
world was created by more than ONE God?
Which people are linked with the Ontological argument?
Anselm (1033-1109) for and Immanuel Kant challenged it
Immanuel Kant for and Anselm (1033-1109) challenged it
Hume (1743-1805) supported the argument
C S Lewis
Who was significant in the development of the Cosmological argument?
Plato and later Aquinas
Hume
C S Lewis
Anselm
Who was significant in the Teleological (or design) argument?
William Paley (1743-1805) and his analogy of the watch
Hume's criticism stems from stems from his views on causes
Socrates
Anselm
