Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
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Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
philosophical work
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:David_Hume
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely discussed
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
critique of religious belief
debate on faith and reason |
| gptkbp:formFactor |
dialogue
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| gptkbp:genre |
philosophy
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
discussed in religious studies
analyzed in philosophy courses debated in ethics discussions examined in epistemology |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
18th century philosophy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced agnosticism
influenced modern atheism |
| gptkbp:influence |
theology
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| gptkbp:is_a_center_for |
Can God's existence be proven?
What is the nature of religious belief? |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
considered a classic
foundational text in philosophy of religion |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Cleanthes
Philo Demea |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.”
“The existence of a deity is not a matter of direct experience.” “The argument from design is not conclusive.” “We can never be sure of the nature of God.” |
| gptkbp:philosophy |
skepticism
empiricism rational inquiry dialogical method |
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
1779
posthumously published |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
The_Natural_History_of_Religion |
| gptkbp:theme |
the existence of God
the limits of human understanding faith vs. reason the nature of evidence the role of experience in belief the critique of religious dogma |
| gptkbp:type |
problem of evil
teleological argument |