Section XI Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State
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"Section XI Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State" is a section of David Hume’s philosophical work *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding* in which he critically examines arguments for divine providence and the immortality of the soul.
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Target entity: Section XI Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State Context triple: [An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, hasPart, Section XI Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State]
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Article XVII Of Predestination and Election
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Commentary on True and False Religion
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Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty
"Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty" is the concluding section of Spinoza’s Ethics, where he analyzes the mind’s capacity to understand, overcome the passions, and attain a state of intellectual love of God and human freedom.
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A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
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The Christian System
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Target entity: Section XI Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State Target entity description: "Section XI Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State" is a section of David Hume’s philosophical work *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding* in which he critically examines arguments for divine providence and the immortality of the soul.
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A.
Article XVII Of Predestination and Election
Article XVII Of Predestination and Election is a doctrinal statement within the Church of England’s Thirty-Nine Articles that sets out its teaching on divine predestination, election, and assurance of salvation.
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B.
Commentary on True and False Religion
"Commentary on True and False Religion" is a 1525 theological treatise by Swiss Reformer Huldrych Zwingli that systematically contrasts what he saw as genuine Christian faith with the errors and abuses of the late medieval Catholic Church.
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C.
Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty
"Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty" is the concluding section of Spinoza’s Ethics, where he analyzes the mind’s capacity to understand, overcome the passions, and attain a state of intellectual love of God and human freedom.
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D.
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is a seminal 1746 theological work by Jonathan Edwards analyzing the nature of true Christian experience and distinguishing genuine religious emotions from false or superficial ones.
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E.
The Christian System
The Christian System is a 19th-century theological work by Alexander Campbell that systematically presents the doctrines and principles of the Restoration Movement within Protestant Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
chapter
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philosophical text section ⓘ |
| aimsTo | limit religious claims to what can be supported by experience ⓘ |
| argues |
human experience does not justify belief in a future state
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human experience does not justify belief in a particular providence ⓘ religious doctrines that go beyond experience lack rational foundation ⓘ we cannot infer divine moral government from the observed world ⓘ |
| author | David Hume ⓘ |
| containedIn | first edition of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| criticizes |
claims of a particular providence based on limited human experience
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inferences from the order of nature to divine attributes ⓘ rational proofs of the soul’s immortality ⓘ |
| examines |
arguments for a future state
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arguments for a particular providence ⓘ arguments for the immortality of the soul ⓘ arguments from design ⓘ religious belief based on experience ⓘ |
| genre |
early modern philosophy
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philosophy of religion essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-dogmatic
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religious skepticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment skepticism about natural theology
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later debates in philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
divine providence
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future state ⓘ immortality of the soul ⓘ natural religion ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | empiricism ⓘ |
| positionInWork | Section XI ⓘ |
| publishedIn | 1748 ⓘ |
| questions |
whether divine justice can be inferred from worldly events
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whether observed order implies a benevolent deity ⓘ whether reason can establish life after death ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
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Section X Of Miracles ⓘ |
| setIn | 18th-century Enlightenment context ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
analysis of causal reasoning
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empirical skepticism ⓘ |
| workByPhilosopher | David Hume ⓘ |
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