Project Gutenberg 2003-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 1983 Hume, David 1711 1776 Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion" by David Hume is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-18th century. This work consists of a dialogue among three characters—Pamphilus, Hermippus, and the philosophers Cleantes, Philo, and Demea—who discuss various aspects of natural religion, particularly the existence and nature of God. The text delves into complex philosophical debates surrounding the nature of faith, reason, and the understanding of divinity, contrasting different viewpoints on how humans can comprehend the divine. The opening portion of the dialogues introduces the idea that while ancient philosophers often communicated through dialogue, such a method is less common in modern philosophy. Pamphilus reflects on a recent series of conversations he attended, featuring his mentor Cleantes, the sceptic Philo, and the dogmatic Demea. These characters offer different approaches: Cleantes advocates for a rational analysis of natural religion, Philo raises doubts about human reason's capacity to truly understand God, while Demea emphasizes the necessity of faith and reverence over inquiry. The stage is set for a rich exploration of the nuances of religion and philosophy, as each character presents compelling arguments that challenge the others’ views. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Natural theology -- Early works to 1800 Religion -- Early works to 1800 B Text Paganism Philosophy Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 250461 248039 2024-10-02T13:15:42.226457 2023-10-02T11:13:14.789211 text/html text/html 242762 2020-12-28T03:46:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 86594 2020-12-28T03:46:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 174702 2024-10-02T13:15:49.115390 application/epub+zip 178116 2024-10-02T13:15:45.618425 application/epub+zip 157897 2024-10-02T13:15:44.391435 application/epub+zip 318383 2024-10-02T13:15:51.769388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307215 2024-10-02T13:15:48.352402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279266 2022-09-02T15:20:20.364242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236916 236883 2024-10-02T13:15:41.782438 2023-10-02T11:13:14.522227 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 236827 2020-12-28T03:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18958 2024-10-02T13:15:51.896368 application/rdf+xml 13554 2024-10-02T13:15:44.940411 image/jpeg 2954 2024-10-02T13:15:44.664423 image/jpeg 173430 2024-10-02T13:15:42.249454 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia