Book I of the Dialogues
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Book I of the Dialogues is the opening section of David Hume’s philosophical work "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion," in which he begins the staged conversation examining arguments about the existence and nature of God.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book I of the Dialogues canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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philosophical text ⓘ |
| author | David Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contextInWork | opening section ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cleanthes
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Demea NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermippus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamphilus NERFINISHED ⓘ Philo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionInWork |
frames central questions about natural religion
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introduces main interlocutors ⓘ |
| genre |
dialogue
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | frame narrative by Pamphilus ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Book I of the Dialogues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
empiricist tradition
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skeptical tradition ⓘ |
| intendedDiscipline |
philosophy
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theology ⓘ |
| literaryForm | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
arguments for the existence of God
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existence of God ⓘ natural religion ⓘ nature of God ⓘ rational theology ⓘ religious epistemology ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | staged conversation ⓘ |
| partOf | Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Book II of the Dialogues
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Book III of the Dialogues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalIssue |
limits of human reason in theology
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problem of anthropomorphism in conceptions of God ⓘ role of experience in arguments about God ⓘ status of religious belief ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionPresented |
empiricism
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mystical or fideist approach to religion ⓘ skepticism ⓘ theism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Enlightenment philosophy
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early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Treatise of Human Nature
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setsUp |
contrast between a priori and a posteriori arguments for God
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contrast between rationalism and skepticism ⓘ debate over design argument ⓘ |
| setting | fictional philosophical conversation ⓘ |
| workLanguage | English ⓘ |
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