…He was realistic. He was what may be called a kind of paleo-empiricist. And in a certain sense, he anticipates the judgment of Hume on the nature of the human being. Hume who insisted that it was impossible to observe a substantial soul. I think I've…

…a kind of paleo-empiricist. And in a certain sense, he anticipates the judgment of Hume on the nature of the human being. Hume who insisted that it was impossible to observe a substantial soul. I think I've written down what his statement is about this.…

…to discuss in later lectures. I'd like to quote a few words of Bertrand Russell's on the subject. I mean, he's talking about Hume. He says, From this view of human personality, it does not follow that there is no simple self. It only follows that we…

…the 18th century as the age of reason, and of course it is in one respect. But we must also remember that the age of Hume is at the same time the age of Wesley and William Law, the age of Voltaire and rationalism, is also the age of Cagliostro, the…