Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

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Synopsis

In the posthumously published Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, the Enlightenment philosopher David Hume attacked many of the traditional arguments for the existence of God, expressing the belief that religion is founded on ignorance and irrational fears. Though calm and courteous in tone - at times even tactfully ambiguous - the conversations between Hume's vividly realized fictional figures form perhaps the most searching case ever mounted against orthodox Christian theological thinking and the 'deism' of the time, which pointed to the wonders of creation as conclusive evidence of God's Design. Hume's characters debate these issues with extraordinary passion, lucidity and humour, in one of the most compelling philosophical works ever written.

Book details

Author:
David Hume, Martin Bell
ISBN:
9780141442488
Related ISBNs:
9780140445367
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2018-07-28
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1990
Copyright by:
David Hume, Martin Bell 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Philosophy, Religion and Spirituality