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The Role of Chance in History

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Which philosopher famously argued that history is a series of random and unpredictable events?

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David Hume
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David Hume, in his work 'A Treatise of Human Nature', argued that historical events are not governed by any overarching laws or patterns, but rather by chance occurrences and the unpredictable actions of individuals.

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