The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

April 26, 2009

April 26, 1711

David Hume, the Scottish philosopher, was born on April 26, 1711. In his "Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding," Hume distinguishes between experience, the origin of ideas, and ideas using a cat as an example. You see a cat, and this is experience. You remember seeing the cat later, and this is a idea, the idea of a cat.
Sounds simple. Like a ball of tangled yarn. (The cat said this last.)
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