... childhood. Little more is known of his early childhood. Hume began his stint at the University of Edinburgh in 1723, at the age of 12. Initially, Hume decided to study law, but after three years he shifted his focus to an intense curriculum of eclectic study of his own devising. After the university his health decayed and after a battle with sickness ... effect or they would go mad. The Treatise continues and addresses ethics. Hume denies the reasonableness of right and wrong. He believed morality was simply a factor in one's pursuit of personal happiness. According to Hume, the ultimat...

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