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Hume, arguably the greatest philosopher to be an E9, proves this not only through the events of his personal life but also through his attitude toward philosophy and reason. So much so that even Kant, after encountering Hume’s thoughts on causality, declared that Hume had awakened him from his "dogmatic slumber."

Even as he approached his death in 1776, Hume astonished those around him with his profound calmness and tranquility. The fact that this serenity was accompanied by humor surprised some even further. Remembered as le bon David by his French friends, this man remains one of the gentlest, yet simultaneously most cheerful, figures in the history of philosophy.

So, how did the traits that make Hume an E9 develop? In truth, beyond simply being born with this disposition, Hume was so unaware and disconnected from his own inner world that the short autobiographical essay he penned, My Own Life, is merely 4-5 pages long. In this work, he describes himself as follows:

"I was, I say, a man of mild disposition, of command of temper, of an open, social, and cheerful humour, capable of attachment, but little susceptible of enmity, and of great moderation in all my passions. Even my love of literary fame, my ruling passion, never soured my temper, notwithstanding my frequent disappointments."

A man who, despite facing disappointments, never allowed his temperament to sour, never gave in to anger, and above all, remained perpetually cheerful.