What is recorded here
This stone commemorative plaque records: In a house on this site David Hume lived 1771 - 1776
David Hume was a prominent philosopher and historian whose empirical approach to skepticism profoundly influenced Western philosophy. He lived in this house from 1771 to 1776, during which time he continued his influential writings on empiricism and the nature of human understanding.
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