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Oct 4, 2005 · David Hume’s various writings concerning problems of religion are among the most important and influential contributions on this topic. In these writings Hume advances a systematic, sceptical critique of the philosophical foundations of various theological systems.
- Moral Arguments for The Existence of God
Perhaps the most extensive and developed account of a moral...
- Hume on Free Will
—David Hume (EU 8.23/95) It is widely accepted that David...
- Descartes' Ontological Argument
But the issue did not become a major philosophical problem...
- Butler, Joseph: Moral Philosophy
In 1736 Butler published his major work of natural theology,...
- Miracles
David Hume (Hume 1748/2000; cf. Voltaire 1764/1901: 272)...
- Atheism and Agnosticism
1. Definitions of “Atheism” The word “atheism” is...
- Problem of Evil
This approach, which was originally used by David Hume in...
- Cosmological Argument
The cosmological argument came under serious assault in the...
- Moral Arguments for The Existence of God
David Hume (1711-1776) was called “Saint David” and “The Good David” by his friends, but his adversaries knew him as “The Great Infidel.” His contributions to religion have had a lasting impact and contemporary significance.
Feb 26, 2001 · David Hume. First published Mon Feb 26, 2001; substantive revision Wed Nov 1, 2023. Generally regarded as one of the most important philosophers to write in English, David Hume (1711–1776) was also well known in his own time as an historian and essayist. A master stylist in any genre, his major philosophical works— A Treatise of Human ...
Sep 26, 2024 · What did David Hume write? David Hume’s philosophical works included A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40), An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1758), and Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (posthumously published in 1779).
- David Hume was born on May 7 [April 26, Old Style], 1711.
- David Hume died on August 25, 1776.
- David Hume’s philosophical works included A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40), An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), An Enquiry C...
- David Hume is famous for the elegance of his prose, for his radical empiricism, for his skepticism of religion, for his critical account of causati...
David Hume (1711—1776) “Hume is our Politics, Hume is our Trade, Hume is our Philosophy, Hume is our Religion, — it wants little but that Hume is even our Taste”. This statement by nineteenth century philosopher James Hutchison Stirling reflects the unique position in intellectual thought held by Scottish philosopher David Hume.
May 28, 2006 · Hume's critique of religion and religious belief is, as a whole, subtle, profound, and damaging to religion in ways which have no philosophical antecedents and few successors.
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Hume’s philosophy of religion is best understood as predicated on two assumptions: that it is unreasonable to accept any belief unless it is either appropriately basic or something for which we have evidence; that no religious belief is appropriately basic.
