Dialogues concerning natural religion

Author(s)

• Hume, David
• Bell, J. M. (John Martin)

Bibliographic Information

Dialogues concerning natural religion

David Hume ; edited with an introduction and notes by Martin Bell

（Penguin classics）

Penguin, 1990

Note

"First published 1779"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-153)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion - David Hume Edited with an Introduction by Martin BellIntroduction Notes to Introduction Textual Note PAMPHILUS to HERMIPPUS Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Part VII Part VIII Part IX Part X Part XI Part XII Notes Select Bibliography

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Details

• NCID: BA12317187
• ISBN:
  • 0140445366
• LCCN: 91146353
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 153 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BL182
  • LCC : B1493
  • DC20 : 210
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : Natural religion
  • LCSH : Natural theology -- Early works to 1800
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00305646