Scepticism and Belief in Humes Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by S. Tweym

Description: Scepticism and Belief in Humes Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by S. Tweyman In the pages that follow, an attempt is made to examine those sections of the Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion which deal with the Argument from Design - the argument which purports to prove that certain observed similarities between the design of the world and machines of human contrivance countenance reasoning by analogy to the conclusion that the cause of the design of the world resembles human intelligence. The sections which deal with the Argument from Design, and with which I am therefore concerned, are Parts I through VIII and Part XII. I argue that a clue to Humes discussion of the Argument from Design is to be found in Section XII of the first Enquiry, in which Hume presents his most thorough analysis of philosophic dogmatism and scepticism. The Dialogues, as will be shown, follows precisely Humes recommendations in this Section for bringing the dogmatist to the position which Hume himself endorses - mitigated scepticism. It is, then, the position of the mitigated sceptic which is elaborated in Part XII of the Dialogues. The belief in an intelligent designer of the world is shown to be akin to certain other beliefs discussed by Hume - causality, physical objects, a continuing self - which are usually referred to in the literature as natural beliefs. The mitigated sceptics defense of the unknowability of the divine nature is seen to be in accordance with Humes view that whatever is believed naturally cannot be known or understood. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the pages that follow, an attempt is made to examine those sections of the Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion which deal with the Argument from Design - the argument which purports to prove that certain observed similarities between the design of the world and machines of human contrivance countenance reasoning by analogy to the conclusion that the cause of the design of the world resembles human intelligence. The sections which deal with the Argument from Design, and with which I am therefore concerned, are Parts I through VIII and Part XII. I argue that a clue to Humes discussion of the Argument from Design is to be found in Section XII of the first Enquiry, in which Hume presents his most thorough analysis of philosophic dogmatism and scepticism. The Dialogues, as will be shown, follows precisely Humes recommendations in this Section for bringing the dogmatist to the position which Hume himself endorses - mitigated scepticism. It is, then, the position of the mitigated sceptic which is elaborated in Part XII of the Dialogues. The belief in an intelligent designer of the world is shown to be akin to certain other beliefs discussed by Hume - causality, physical objects, a continuing self - which are usually referred to in the literature as natural beliefs. The mitigated sceptics defense of the unknowability of the divine nature is seen to be in accordance with Humes view that whatever is believed naturally cannot be known or understood. Author Biography University of York, Toronto Table of Contents 1. The Philosophic Background to Humes Dialogues.- Humes Views on Reasoning.- Scepticism.- Natural Beliefs.- 2. Introduction and Part I of Humes Dialogues.- I: Preliminary Discussion: Can There Be a Natural Theology?.- 3. Humes Dialogues: Part II.- The Argument from Design is Presented.- The Two Versions of the Argument from Design.- Philos Initial Criticisms of the Argument from Design.- 4. Humes Dialogues: Part III.- Cleanthes Illustrative Analogies.- The Articulate Voice Illustration.- The Living Vegetable Library Illustration.- 5. Humes Dialogues: Part IV.- The First Inconvenience of Anthropomorphism.- 6. Humes Dialogues: Part V.- More Inconveniences of Cleanthes Anthropomorphism.- 7. Humes Dialogues: Parts VI–VIII.- Competing Cosmogonies.- 8. Humes Dialogues: Part XII.- Mitigated Scepticism and Natural Theology.- The General Thesis Restated.- Philos Mitigated Scepticism.- Correcting the Undistinguished Pyrrhonian Doubts through Common Sense.- Correcting the Undistinguished Pyrrhonian Doubts through Reflection. Long Description In the pages that follow, an attempt is made to examine those sections of the Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion which deal with the Argument from Design - the argument which purports to prove that certain observed similarities between the design of the world and machines of human contrivance countenance reasoning by analogy to the conclusion that the cause of the design of the world resembles human intelligence. The sections which deal with the Argument from Design, and with which I am therefore concerned, are Parts I through VIII and Part XII. I argue that a clue to Humes discussion of the Argument from Design is to be found in Section XII of the first Enquiry, in which Hume presents his most thorough analysis of philosophic dogmatism and scepticism. The Dialogues, as will be shown, follows precisely Humes recommendations in this Section for bringing the dogmatist to the position which Hume himself endorses - mitigated scepticism. It is, then, the position of the mitigated sceptic which is elaborated in Part XII of the Dialogues. The belief in an intelligent designer of the world is shown to be akin to certain other beliefs discussed by Hume - causality, physical objects, a continuing self - which are usually referred to in the literature as natural beliefs. The mitigated sceptics defense of the unknowability of the divine nature is seen to be in accordance with Humes view that whatever is believed naturally cannot be known or understood. Details ISBN9024730902 Publisher Springer Language English ISBN-10 9024730902 ISBN-13 9789024730902 Media Book Format Hardcover Imprint Kluwer Academic Publishers Place of Publication Dordrecht Country of Publication Netherlands Short Title SCEPTICISM & BELIEF IN HUME S Residence US Birth 1942 Pages 167 Illustrations XV, 167 p. DOI 10.1023/b120094;10.1007/978-94-009-4341-4 Series Number 106 Author S. Tweyman Edition Description 1986 ed. Series International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales dHistoire des Idees Year 1986 Edition 1986th Publication Date 1986-09-30 Alternative 9789401084291 DEWEY 001.3 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly 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:137743236;

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