Throughout history some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution. They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. One of the most important thinkers ever to write in English the Empiricist David Hume liberated philosophy from the superstitious constraints of religion here he argues that all are free to choose between life and death considers the nature of personal taste and succinctly criticises common philosophies of the time.