WRITINGS ON RELIGION. Of Superstition and Enthusiasm; A Note on the Profession of Priest; Letter to William Mure of Caldwell; Letter to Gilbert Elliot of Minto; Of the Immortality of the soul; Of Suicide; Of Miracles; Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State; The Natural History of Religion; Dialogues concerning Natural Religion. Introduction, Notes, and Editorial Arrangement by Antony Flew.

Hume, David.

ISBN 10: 0812691121 / ISBN 13: 9780812691122

Published by Open Court, La Salle IL 1992., 1992

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1st edition thus. 8vo. xi + 304pp. Ownership inscription to half title. Paperback in original pictorial maroon wrapps. lettered in white and pink. Spine lightly faded. ISBN 0812691121 US$13.

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• Title: WRITINGS ON RELIGION. Of Superstition and Enthusiasm; A Note on the Profession of Priest; Letter to William Mure of Caldwell; Letter to Gilbert Elliot of Minto; Of the Immortality of the soul; Of Suicide; Of Miracles; Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State; The Natural History of Religion; Dialogues concerning Natural Religion. Introduction, Notes, and Editorial Arrangement by Antony Flew.
• Publisher: Open Court, La Salle IL 1992.
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812691121
• ISBN 13: 9780812691122
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
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Synopsis

This is the only complete and up-to-date collection of Hume's writings on religion, in an accessible classroom edition. Includes The Natural History of Religion, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Of the Immortality of the Soul, Of Suicide, Of Superstition and Enthusiasm, A Note on the Profession of Priest, and two revealing letters. "Overall, this book performs two special services. First, it makes readily available the full range of Hume's writings on religion. Second, its thorough notes explain references students are likely to find obscure and points they are likely to find puzzling." —Ethics

Review

Penetrating, ironic, and witty, David Hume's writings on religion scandalized his contemporaries. Ever since Hume, traditional religious doctrines have been intellectually on the defensive. Yet these writings have also provided some materials for conducting the defense, and have raised conceptual problems still unresolved. This volume contains all of Hume's works specifically on religion: the superb Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion and Natural History of Religion, along with six shorter pieces: Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State; Of Miracles; Of Suicide; Of the Immortality of the Soul; A Note on the Profession of Priest; and Of Superstition and Enthusiasm. Introductions and notes are by Antony Flew, author of Hume's Philosophy of Belief (1961) and David Hume: Philosopher of Moral Science (1986). -- Midwest Book Review