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20/12/2011

Could David Hume have known about Buddhism?

Many people have noticed the similiarity between David Hume's view of the self and Buddhist teaching, but Alison Gopnik suggests that Hume could well have discussed Buddhism with a Jesuit who was an expert on Tibetan Buddhism while he was in La Flèche. Read more...

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