Hume's Critique of Religion: 'Sick Men's Dreams'

• Main Authors: Bailey, Alan (Author), O'Brien, Dan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: The New Synthese Historical Library ; 72
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Epistemology.; Modern philosophy.; Religion > Philosophy.; Philosophy of Religion.; Modern Philosophy.; Philosophy, general.; History of Philosophy.

In this volume, authors Alan Bailey and Dan O’Brien examine the full import of David Hume’s arguments and the context of the society in which his work came to fruition. They analyze the nuanced nature of Hume's philosophical discourse and provide an informed look into his position on the possib...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Hume the Infidel
• Chapter 2. Blasphemy, Dissimulation, and Humean Prudence
• Chapter 3. Hume's Writings on Religion
• Chapter 4. Hume on the Intelligibility of Religious Discourse
• Chapter 5. Epistemological Scepticism and Religious Belief
• Chapter 6. That Simple and Sublime Argument
• Chapter 7. The Design Argument and Empirical Evidence of God's Existence
• Chapter 8. The Problem of Evil
• Chapter 9. Miracles
• Chapter 10. The Natural History of Religion
• Chapter 11. Morality
• Chapter 12. History and the Evaluation of Religion
• Chapter 13. Was Hume an Atheist?.