David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

Enlightenment Era Writers, Responses to the Problem of Evil & the Problem of Pain, Statements of the Problem of Evil & the Problem of Pain

The Scottish philosopher and essayist David Hume (1711–1776) is known for his criticisms of various claims to religious knowledge, as well as for his naturalistic explanations of the origins of religious belief. In Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, published posthumously in 1779, three philosophers—Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes—debate different arguments for the existence of God, along with various […]

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