Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

Leading scholars investigate a wide range of topics in Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.

Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is one of the most important contributions to the philosophy of religion. This volume offers essays by leading scholars working in this area, and covers topics including the argument from intelligent design, the problem of evil, miracles, and religion and morality.David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion were published posthumously in 1779 and are considered one of the most important contributions to the philosophy of religion. Throughout Hume's philosophical career his views on religion were highly controversial and many of his own contemporaries regarded his philosophy as a defence of atheism and irreligion. The Dialogues is Hume's final and his most definitive statement of his views on this subject. In this Critical Guide, leading scholars engage with topics including the argument from intelligent design, the cosmological argument, the problem of evil, religion and morality, miracles, suicide and immortality, and the natural origins and roots of religious belief. The volume updates and expands our critical understanding of this major philosophical work, and will be of interest to a range of readers in philosophy, religion, and the history of ideas.