# Alexander the Great — An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding character guide

> Alexander the Great in An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0007-viii-of-liberty-and-necessity

## Who they are

Macedonian conqueror used as an example in arguments about ambition.

## In the story

### [Of the Different Species of Philosophy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_enquiry_concerning_human_understanding_se/chapters/i-of-the-different-species-of-philosophy)

Mentioned in the context of historical figures whose fame has persisted, contrasting with the obscure fate of abstract philosophers.

### [Of Liberty and Necessity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_enquiry_concerning_human_understanding_se/chapters/viii-of-liberty-and-necessity)

Mentioned in the context of Quintus Curtius's description of his supernatural courage and force.

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