1. Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776); [syn: Hume, David Hume]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
David Hume
n 1: Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted
human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the
senses (1711-1776) [syn: Hume, David Hume]