An Analysis of David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by John Donald

Description: An Analysis of David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by John Donaldson, Ian Jackson David Humes Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical classic that displays a powerful mastery of the critical thinking skills of reasoning and evaluation. Humes subject, the question of the existence and possible nature of God, was, and still is, a persistent topic of philosophical and theological debate. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description David Humes Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical classic that displays a powerful mastery of the critical thinking skills of reasoning and evaluation. Humes subject, the question of the existence and possible nature of God, was, and still is, a persistent topic of philosophical and theological debate. What makes Humes text a classic of reasoning, though, is less what he says, than how he says it. As he noted in his preface to the book, the question of natural religion was unanswerable: so obscure and uncertain that human reason can reach no fixed determination with regard to it. Hume chose, as a result, to cast his thoughts on the topic in the form of a dialogue – allowing different points of view to be reasoned out, evaluated and answered by different characters. Considering and judging different or opposing points of view, as Humes characters do, is an important part of reasoning, and is vital to building strong persuasive arguments. Even if, as Hume suggests, there can be no final answer to what a god might be like, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion shows high-level reasoning and evaluation at their best. Author Biography Dr John Donaldson holds a Phd in philosophy from the University of Glasgow, where he now teaches. His work focuses on philosophy of mind, particularly the metaphysics of mind: the problem of mental causation, the mind-body problem, and the prospects for materialist accounts of mental phenomena.Ian Jackson is a PhD student in the Politics, Philosophy and Religion department at Lancaster University. He is interested in the role new media plays in the dissemination of ideas. Table of Contents Ways in to the text Who was David Hume? What does Dialogue Concerning Natural Religion Say? Why does Dialogue Concerning Natural Religion Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Authors Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Authors Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited Details ISBN1912303000 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1912303000 ISBN-13 9781912303007 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2017-07-15 Author Ian Jackson Publisher Macat International Limited Series The Macat Library Language English Media Book Imprint Macat International Limited Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2017-07-15 NZ Release Date 2017-07-15 UK Release Date 2017-07-15 Subtitle Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Pages 96 Alternative 9781912128952 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139924070;

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