An author is demanding that Edinburgh University reverse its decision to rename David Hume Tower over complaints about racist remarks the philopher made centuries ago.
A petition has been launched calling for the reversal, after university bosses said the building would now be known as 40 George Square.
The decision followed a 1,700-signature petition launched by an American student, which condemned the 18th-century philosopher’s comments on race.
However, the Scots author and playwright David Black has now launched a counter-campaign, calling for the building’s old name to be reinstated.
He pointed out that while David Hume made a racially biased remark in a footnote to an essay he wrote in his thirties, he went on to become an outspoken opponent of slavery.
To emphasise the
