{"product_id":"dialogues-concerning-natural-religion-9780879755270","title":"Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion","description":"Humankind has pondered many mysteries, but few more enticing than the existence of a divine creator who is said to have set the universe in motion. Imitating the well-known style of Platonic dialogues, the relentless inquirer and empiricist David Hume assembles a group to discuss the existence of God, his divine nature, his attributes, and the point of his creation. How do we come to have knowledge of God? Who has the burden of proof with respect to these matters of intense religious significance, and what sort of proof might gain universal assent? Can one argue from the orderliness of the universe to the conclusion that it must have had a purposeful creator at its helm? Hume has captured the nature of this intense debate in a classic work that has stood the test of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-740438\"\u003eDavid Hume\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.39w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879755270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 087975527X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI009000\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Surveys | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID HUME\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on April 26, 1711. He entered the University of Edinburgh at the age of twelve but left a few years later without having been conferred a degree. Being a lifelong skeptic, Hume was taken with the French philosophers whose work was exemplary of the movement. In 1734, he made an intellec-tual pilgrimage to La Fleche, France, the town where Descartes had been educated. Three years later, this change of scene culminated in his book titled \u003ci\u003eA Treatise of Human Nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After returning to England in 1737, the remainder of Hume's life was spent writing on psychology, morality, and politics. During this time, his bid for appointment as professor of ethics in Edinburgh proved unsuccessful because of his views on religion. From that point on, he was to undertake short-term positions of employment with powerful and influential people in the English government. These appointments included some travel to the Continent. From 1767 to 1768 he served as undersecretary of state for the northern depart-ment. Hume then returned to Edinburgh, where he died eight years later on August 25, 1776. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e David Hume's works include: \u003ci\u003eA Treatise of Human Nature \u003c\/i\u003e(1739), \u003ci\u003eTreatise--Of the Understanding \u003c\/i\u003e(1739), \u003ci\u003eOf the Passions \u003c\/i\u003e(1740), \u003ci\u003eAn Abstract of a Treatise of Human Nature \u003c\/i\u003e(1740), \u003ci\u003eEssays Moral and Political \u003c\/i\u003e(1741-1742), \u003ci\u003eAn Enquiry Concerning Human Understand-ing \u003c\/i\u003e(1758), \u003ci\u003eAn Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals \u003c\/i\u003e(1751), \u003ci\u003ePolitical Discourses \u003c\/i\u003e(1751), \u003ci\u003eHistory of England \u003c\/i\u003e(1754-1762), \u003ci\u003eFour Dissertations \u003c\/i\u003e(1757), and \u003ci\u003eDialogues Concerning Natural Religion \u003c\/i\u003e(published posthumously in 1779).","brand":"Prometheus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42660101226733,"sku":"9780879755270","price":12.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_74e75cd6-d1d5-44c2-941e-806711bbbd2a.jpg?v=1649347926","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/dialogues-concerning-natural-religion-9780879755270","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}