David O'Connor

Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Hume on Religion

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

David Hume was the most important British philosopher of the eighteenth century. Hume on Religion introduces students to his major work on the subject Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 443g
• ISBN-13: 9780415201940
• ISBN-10: 0415201942
• Artikelnr.: 22071056

Autorenporträt

David O'Connor is Professor of Philosophy at Seton Hall University. He is the author of God and Inscrutable Evil and The Metaphysics of G.E. Moore.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 An overview of the Dialogues
Chapter 3 The scope and legitimacy of natural religion
Chapter 4 Cleanthes' first design argument
Chapter 5 Cleanthes' second design argument
Chapter 6 'A mind like the human'
Chapter 7 Naturalism and scepticism
Chapter 8 Further weakening of natural religion
Chapter 9 The problem of evil
Chapter 10 'True religion'

Rezensionen

'This is a well-written guide to ... Hume's posthumously (1779) published Dialogues concerning Natural Religion ... An excellent book.' - International Review of Biblical Studies

"O'Connor's book is clearly written and carefully argued. It rewards both casual reading and careful study." - James F. Sennett, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary in Philosophical Books