Hume and other Scottish Enlightenment thinkers developed a "science of man", which was expressed historically in works by authors including James Burnett, Adam Ferguson, John Millar and William Robertson, all of whom merged a scientific study of how humans behaved in ancient and primitive cultures with a strong awareness of the determining forces of modernity.
Hume miwah sujana Pencerahan Skotlandia tiosan nglimbakang "ilmu indik manusa", sané kasobyahang ring lalintihan ring pakaryan pangawi minakadi James Burnett, Adam Ferguson, John Millar miwah William Robertson, sané makasami punika nyangkepang studi ilmiah indik sapunapi  manusa maparilaksana ring sajroning budaya kuna miwah primitif antuk tegteg manahnyané sané kuat ring kawéntenan  sang sané nentuang modernitas.