Project Gutenberg #4705
A Treatise of Human Nature
David Hume
1739Hume's major work on knowledge, mind, and morality, prepared section by section from Project Gutenberg HTML.
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Chapter 81 — SECT. X OF CURIOSITY, OR THE LOVE OF TRUTH Central question Why do we seek knowledge? Main argument Curiosity is treated as a passion in its own right, fueled by novelty, importance, and the pleasure...