Saturday, December 8, 2007

Hume on France

Hume was a secular best known for his naturalistic views on philosophy. He deeply believed in the use of logic and reason and stressed the importance of cause and effect. Thus, it is no surprise he argued against actual miracles taking place. If Hume were to observe France, he would note that there was in fact very little logic being applied. Several France monarchs ruled with divine right and cared only about their own well-being. As a secular, Hume would undoubtedly disagree with their divine right titles and question the ways the government operated.

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