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Informationen zum Autor David Hume (1711 - 1776) was a philosopher who wrote A Treatise of Human Nature and considered the nature of religion. JM Bell is Professor of Philosophy at the Manchester Metropolitan University and Head of the Department of Politics and Philosophy. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Presents traditional arguments for the existence of God, expressing the belief that religion is founded on ignorance and irrational fears. This book offers a case 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion - David Hume Edited with an Introduction by Martin Bell Introduction 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
