Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that presents a skeptical examination of arguments for the existence and nature of God through a series of fictional dialogues.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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dialogue → philosophical work → |
| addresses |
anthropomorphism in conceptions of God
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divine attributes → religious belief and reason → |
| approach | skeptical examination → |
| author | David Hume → |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland → |
| criticizes |
a priori arguments for God
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cosmological argument → teleological argument → |
| examines |
arguments about the nature of God
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arguments for the existence of God → |
| firstPublishedInLanguage | English → |
| genre |
philosophy of religion
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religious skepticism → |
| hasCharacter |
Cleanthes of Assos
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surface form: "Cleanthes"
Demea → Philo → |
| hasPart | series of dialogues → |
| influenced |
debates on intelligent design
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modern religious skepticism → philosophy of religion → |
| mainTheme |
critique of natural theology
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design argument → existence of God → limits of human reason → nature of God → problem of evil → |
| narrativeForm | fictional dialogue → |
| originalLanguage | English → |
| philosophicalPositionRepresented |
empiricism
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mystical theism → natural religion → skepticism → theism → |
| philosophicalTradition |
Enlightenment philosophy
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early modern philosophy → |
| publicationStatus | posthumous → |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
A Treatise of Human Nature
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding → |
| setIn | fictional conversation setting → |
| workOfAuthor | David Hume → |
Referenced by (6)
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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
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relatedWork
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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
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Section XI Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State
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relatedWork
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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
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