Celebrating Hume's Birthday: panel discussion

A panel discussion with Dr Peter Millican, Professor Richard Holloway, Professor Susan Manning, Dr Nicholas Phillipson and chaired by Sheena McDonald.

2011 marks the tercentenary of the birth of philosopher David Hume, one of our most distinguished alumni.

The University is hosting a year of lectures, exhibitions and activities to celebrate this milestone. Distinguished speakers will explore the impact of Hume across a wide range of disciplines.

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Education

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• David Hume
• anniversary
• birthday
• panel
• debate
• philosophy
• philosopher
• tercentenary
• Edinburgh
• university
• alumni

[nelrish24]

dedicated to overinflating minor literature and literary issues.

[turbopro10]

sagacious counsel from Professor Holloway:

@40:00

"the problem with religion is precisely the transcendental claims it made about itself ..."

"there is no transcendent reality other than the reality that we know ..."

@41:24

"religion was in fact a human construct; a work of the human imagination..."

[LongliveSnak2e]

@numbers3934 interesting point? explain?



[numbers3934]

Susan is high. last 50 years of literary criticism has been dedicated to overinflating minor literature and literary issues. She's bought into it...