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.
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| Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion canonical | 7 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Context triple: [David Hume, notableWork, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion]
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Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on the rational foundations of religion and the relationship between morality and religious belief.
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B.
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus is a 17th-century philosophical and political treatise by Baruch Spinoza that defends freedom of thought and expression while offering a critical, rational interpretation of Scripture and religion’s role in the state.
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a seminal philosophical work by David Hume that critically examines the nature and limits of human knowledge, especially our beliefs about causation, induction, and miracles.
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Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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E.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is John Locke’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins, limits, and nature of human knowledge and helped shape Enlightenment thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on the rational foundations of religion and the relationship between morality and religious belief.
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B.
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus is a 17th-century philosophical and political treatise by Baruch Spinoza that defends freedom of thought and expression while offering a critical, rational interpretation of Scripture and religion’s role in the state.
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C.
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a seminal philosophical work by David Hume that critically examines the nature and limits of human knowledge, especially our beliefs about causation, induction, and miracles.
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D.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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E.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is John Locke’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins, limits, and nature of human knowledge and helped shape Enlightenment thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
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| 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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
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relatedWork
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Section XI Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State
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