Negative Impact of God on the Minds of David Hume, Christopher Smart, a

Negative Impact of God on the approximations of David Hume, Christopher Smart, and William CowperDavid Hume was one of the most potent writers and philosophers of his time. Hume was the second son of Joseph Hume, laird of Nine easys, a small estate in Berwickshire. He was born and raised in Edinburgh, and studied law at Edinburgh University. He left the University without taking a degree with him, however. He spent the future(a) three years living at his fathers, occupying his time primarily with knowledge and pondering ideas, later to be used in his works. In 1773 Hume travelled to France, making his way to La Fleche on the Loire. He attended Jesuit college while abroad, and was greatly stimulated by history. While in La Fleche, he began his renown A Treatise of Human sympathy. The first two volumes were promulgated in 1739, and the concluding volume in 1740. His work was published anonymously, and later on attracted little attention. While in France, Hume became good friends with a number of well known men. Voltaire, Diderot, and dAlembert were friends of his that had great influence on his writings and ideas. some(prenominal) of his works include, The History of Great Britain, and Four Dissertations which contained The Natural History of Religion, Of the Passions, Of Tragedy, and Of the measuring rod of Taste (Stapleton 1757). Two Essays (1777) contained Of Suicide and Of the Immortality of the Soul. David Hume explores the issue of what exactly comprises the self. Hume states in his Treatise of Human Nature that ...when I enter most intimately into what I call myself, I always stumble on some specific perception or other, of heat or cold, light or shade, bed or hatred, pain or pleasure. I never can project my... ...Literature. Vol.1. Ed. Rossi, Patricia. Addison Wesley Educational Publishers Inc. New York Copyright 1999. 2655-57. Hume, David. A Treatise of Human NatureThe Mind as Theater. Longman Anthology of British Lite rature. Vol.1. Ed. Rossi, Patricia. Addison Wesley Educational Publishers Inc. New York Copyright 1999. 2644-47. Hume, David. An doubt Concerning Human Understanding Of Miracles. Longman Anthology of British Literature. Vol.1. Ed. Rossi, Patricia. Addison Wesley Educational Publishers Inc. New York Copyright 1999. 2647-50. Jenkins, John. Understanding Hume. Edinburgh University Press. Lanham, Maryland Copyright 1992. Smart, Christopher. Jubilante Agno. Longman Anthology of British Literature. Vol.1. Ed. Rossi, Patricia. Addison Wesley Educational Publishers Inc. New York Copyright 1999. 2650-53