# David Hume — The Hashish Eater character guide

> David Hume in The Hashish Eater by Fitz Hugh Ludlow.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hume, Mr. Hume

**First appearance:** 0014-xi-the-book-of-symbols

## Who they are

Scottish philosopher whose skepticism is challenged in the dream logic.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hashish_eater_se/characters/narrator)

_psychological_

David Hume is a philosophical influence, whose skepticism about causality and selfhood resonates with the Narrator's disorienting experiences.

## In the story

### [Labyrinths and Guiding Threads](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hashish_eater_se/chapters/labyrinths-and-guiding-threads)

Mentioned as a philosopher whose skepticism about the senses is discussed; the narrator reflects on Hume's legacy and his own differing transcendentalist view.

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