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Hume's application to teach philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in 1737 was rejected because
{ 1 } - He was a lawyer.
{ 2 } - He had been a secretary to General St. Clair.
{ 3 } - He didn't have a Ph.D. in philosophy.
{ 4 } - He had a reputation for being a skeptic and an atheist.
{ 5 } - He had been an Undersecretary of State in London.
{ 6 } - Because he had spent time in France from 1734-1737 he was suspected of being a French spy.
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Hume's application to teach philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in 1737 was rejected because
{ 1 } - He was a lawyer.
{ 2 } - He had been a secretary to General St. Clair.
{ 3 } - He didn't have a Ph.D. in philosophy.
{ 4 } - He had a reputation for being a skeptic and an atheist.
{ 5 } - He had been an Undersecretary of State in London.
{ 6 } - Because he had spent time in France from 1734-1737 he was suspected of being a French spy.
No, but that's what his family wanted him to be.
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Hume's application to teach philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in 1737 was rejected because
{ 1 } - He was a lawyer.
{ 2 } - He had been a secretary to General St. Clair.
{ 3 } - He didn't have a Ph.D. in philosophy.
{ 4 } - He had a reputation for being a skeptic and an atheist.
{ 5 } - He had been an Undersecretary of State in London.
{ 6 } - Because he had spent time in France from 1734-1737 he was suspected of being a French spy.
This is a position he would hold later.
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Hume's application to teach philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in 1737 was rejected because
{ 1 } - He was a lawyer.
{ 2 } - He had been a secretary to General St. Clair.
{ 3 } - He didn't have a Ph.D. in philosophy.
{ 4 } - He had a reputation for being a skeptic and an atheist.
{ 5 } - He had been an Undersecretary of State in London.
{ 6 } - Because he had spent time in France from 1734-1737 he was suspected of being a French spy.
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Hume's application to teach philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in 1737 was rejected because
{ 1 } - He was a lawyer.
{ 2 } - He had been a secretary to General St. Clair.
{ 3 } - He didn't have a Ph.D. in philosophy.
{ 4 } - He had a reputation for being a skeptic and an atheist.
{ 5 } - He had been an Undersecretary of State in London.
{ 6 } - Because he had spent time in France from 1734-1737 he was suspected of being a French spy.
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Hume's application to teach philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in 1737 was rejected because
{ 1 } - He was a lawyer.
{ 2 } - He had been a secretary to General St. Clair.
{ 3 } - He didn't have a Ph.D. in philosophy.
{ 4 } - He had a reputation for being a skeptic and an atheist.
{ 5 } - He had been an Undersecretary of State in London.
{ 6 } - Because he had spent time in France from 1734-1737 he was suspected of being a French spy.
This is a position he would hold later.
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Hume's application to teach philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in 1737 was rejected because
{ 1 } - He was a lawyer.
{ 2 } - He had been a secretary to General St. Clair.
{ 3 } - He didn't have a Ph.D. in philosophy.
{ 4 } - He had a reputation for being a skeptic and an atheist.
{ 5 } - He had been an Undersecretary of State in London.
{ 6 } - Because he had spent time in France from 1734-1737 he was suspected of being a French spy.
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