Dialogues and Natural History of Religion - Softcover

Hume, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199538328 ISBN 13: 9780199538324

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009

Synopsis

David Hume is one of the most provocative philosophers to have written in English. His Dialogues ask if a belief in God can be inferred from what is known of the universe, or whether such a belief is even consistent with such knowledge. The Natural History of Religion investigates the origins of belief, and follows its development from polytheism to dogmatic monotheism. Together, these works constitute the most formidable attack upon religious belief ever mounted by a philosopher.
This new edition includes Section XI of The Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding and a letter by Hume in which he discusses Dialogues.

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About the Author:

He is also the author of Hume's Philosophy of Religion (1988) and Varieties of Unbelief (1989).

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0199538328
• ISBN 13: 9780199538324
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 218
• Editor: Gaskin J. C. A.