{"product_id":"my-own-life-hardcover","title":"My Own Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hume\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a final, short summary of his life and works, David Hume wrote \u003cem\u003eMy Own Life\u003c\/em\u003e as he suffered from gastrointestinal issues that ultimately killed him. Despite his bleak prognosis, Hume remains lighthearted and inspirational throughout. He discusses his life growing up, his family relationships, and his desire to constantly improve his works and his reputation as an author. He confesses,\"I have suffered very little pain from my disorder; and what is more strange, have... never suffered a moment's abatement of my spirits; insomuch that were I to name the period of my life which I should most choose to pass over again, I might be tempted to point to this later period.\" This short biography ends with a series of letters from Hume\\\\\\'s close friend and fellow author Adam Smith to their publisher William Strahan, recounting Hume's death and giving a stirring eulogy in honor of their friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAVID HUME (1711-1776) was a Scottish philosopher and historian. Educated at Edinburgh, he lived in France from 1734 to 1737, where he finished his first philosophical work, \u003cem\u003eA Treatise of Human Nature\u003c\/em\u003e (1739-40). His additional philosophical works include \u003cem\u003eAn Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding\u003c\/em\u003e (1748), \u003cem\u003ePolitical Discourses\u003c\/em\u003e (1752), \u003cem\u003eThe Natural History of Religion\u003c\/em\u003e (1755), and \u003cem\u003eDialogues Concerning Natural Religion\u003c\/em\u003e (1779).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52453565890867,"sku":"9781945934209","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Ymk0MXdmSDRiOE5ubWlUTlYyUDZvUT09.webp?v=1759125460","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/my-own-life-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}