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HUME, David (1711 – 1776)

HUME, David (1711 – 1776)

1711 – 1776

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1777 CE

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Two essays. [Essay I. Of suicide]

HUME, David (1711 – 1776)
HUME, David (1711 – 1776)

Of suicide, "probably the most widely read and most influential philosophical treatment of suicide written in modern times," was written in 1755 and originally intended to be published as one of five essays, including…