The English philosopher (1632–1704) who justified the overthrow of royal power in England and the creation of a system based on the power of parliament.
When David Home (as his name was spelled then) entered the University of Edinburgh in 1723-25, his family expected him to pursue a career in the law. Hume, however, soon turned his attention to philosophy.
German founder of modern communism, in England from 1849. With Engels, he wrote The Communist Manifesto (1848). He developed his theories of the class struggle and the economics of capitalism in Das Kapital (1867; 1885; 1895).
Italian politician and Marxist theorist: founder (1921) of the Italian Communist party. His important works were written during his imprisonment (1926-37) by the Fascists.
1469–1527, Italian author and statesman, one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance, born in Florence.
