At one point in this work, a character notes that "anthropomorphite is an appellation as invidious as epithet of mystic," afterwhich another character berates him for insisting on "perfect simplicity.
At one point in this work, a character notes that "anthropomorphite is an appellation as invidious as epithet of mystic," afterwhich another character berates him for insisting on "perfect simplicity." Aftfter decrying a lack of data, one character in this work argues that the choice to devise a cosmogony based on the principle of reason instead of the principle of vegetation isentirely arbitrary. This work's tenth section charges that "Epicurus' old questions are yet unanswered," and the eleventh postulatesan argument from original position according to which no one who was not already convinced that the universe wascreated by a "very powerful, wise, and benevolent Deity," would fiÂnd no evidence to convince himself of that. In this work'ssecond section, Cleanthes analogizes the world to a "great machine," setting off a debate about the argument from design,whereas its ninth section contains an assault on Demea's cosmological argument. For 10 points, name this work nominallynarrated by Pamphilus, in which Cleanthes and Demea converse with the skeptic Philo, who is widely considered an avatar ofthe author, David Hume.
At one point in this work, a character notes that "anthropomorphite is an appellation as invidious as epithet of mystic," afterwhich another character berates him for insisting on "perfect simplicity.
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion