Abstract
In many of his writings, José da Silva Lisboa, The Viscount of Cairu (1756-1835), refers repeatedly to David Hume, giving him praise. These allusions to Hume are, by themselves, intriguing, because of how culturally different these two figures were. Cairu was a fiercely catholic intellectual, whereas Hume was a critic of the dogmatic foundations of religion. However, such laudatory refere…