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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... Read Full Overview

David Hume's Dialogues concerning Natural Religion, first published in 1779, is one of the most influential works in the philosophy of religion and the most artful instance of philosophical dialogue since the dialogues of Plato. It presents a fictional conversation between a... Read Full Overview

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is David Hume's famous examination of the nature of God. Hume asks the question as to whether or not man's belief in God can be supported by experience. The subject is discussed between three philosophers named Demea, Philo and Cleanthes... Read Full Overview

A classic work of religious philosophy, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is Scottish philosopher David Hume's famous examination of the nature of God. Through dialogue three fictional characters named Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes debate the nature of God's existence. While... Read Full Overview

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. Through dialogue, three fictional characters named Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes debate the nature of God's existence. While all three agree that a god exists, they differ sharply... Read Full Overview

David Hume's Dialogues concerning Natural Religion, first published in 1779, is one of the most influential works in the philosophy of religion and the most artful instance of philosophical dialogue since the dialogues of Plato. It presents a fictional conversation between a... Read Full Overview

David Hume: Dialoge ber die nat rliche Religion Demea, ein orthodox Gl ubiger, der Skeptiker Philo und der Deist Cleanthes diskutieren den physiko-teleologischen Gottesbeweis, also die Frage, ob aus der Existenz von Ordnung und Zweck in der Welt auf einen intelligenten Sch pfer... Read Full Overview

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by David Hume

Published after his death to avoid persecution, Hume's biting criticism of religion and non-empirical methods of pursuing knowledge have resonated over the centuries, manifesting even to this day in the "New Atheist" movement. Many of the arguments that surface today in disputes... Read Full Overview