num_pages: 129
description: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work written by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. Thru dialogue, three fictional characters named Demea, Philo &amp; Cleanthes debate the nature of God's existence. While all three agree that a god exists, they differ sharply in opinion on God's nature or attributes &amp; how, or if, humans can come to knowledge of a deity. In the Dialogues, Hume's characters debate a number of arguments for the existence of God, &amp; arguments whose proponents believe thru which we may come to know the nature of God. Such topics debated include the argument from design--for which Hume uses a house--&amp; whether there's more suffering or good in the world--argument from evil. Hume started writing the Dialogues in 1750 but did not complete them until 1776, shortly before his death. They are based partly on Cicero's De Natura Deorum. The Dialogues were published posthumously in 1779, originally with neither the author's nor the publisher's name.
language: English
title: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion/Posthumous Essays of the Immortality of the Soul & of Suicide from an Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding of Miracles
titlecomplete: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion/Posthumous Essays of the Immortality of the Soul & of Suicide from an Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding of Miracles
genres: Religion, Atheism, Philosophy, Nonfiction, 18th Century, Classics, College, Essays, Theology, History
ratings_count: 5601
publisher: Hackett Publishing Company