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Quotation from Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by David Hume

“External objects press in upon him; passions solicit him; his philosophical melancholy dissipates”

David Hume (spoken by Cleanthes)

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Part 1 (Project Gutenberg #4583)

Portrait of David Hume

Cleanthes argues that total scepticism cannot survive contact with ordinary life, echoing the conclusion of Hume's Treatise.

Citation: "External objects press in upon him; passions solicit him; his philosophical melancholy dissipates" — David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Part 1 (Project Gutenberg #4583). (id dialogues-concerning-natural-religion-q1)

Portrait: David Hume, Allan Ramsay, Public domain.

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