Hume on God [[electronic resource] ] : irony, deism and genuine theism / / Timothy S. Yoder

• Autore: Yoder Timothy S
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Disciplina: 211.092
• Soggetto topico: God - History of doctrines - 18th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-161) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The conventional story of Hume on God -- Hume and irony -- Hume and Deism -- Hume on the existence of God -- Hume on the nature of God.
• Sommario/riassunto: David Hume, one of the most influential philosophers to have written in the English language, is widely known as a skeptic and an empiricist. He is famous for raising questions about the existence of things for which there is insufficient empirical evidence, such as souls, the self, miracles, and, perhaps most importantly, God. Despite this reputation, however, Hume's works contain frequent references to a deity, and one searches in vain to find a positive assertion of atheism. This book proposes a different reading of Hume on God, in which Hume is seen as proposing a 'genuine theism'. Yoder i
• Titolo autorizzato: Hume on God
• ISBN: 1-282-87623-6; 9786612876233; 1-4411-8158-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785362303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum studies in British philosophy.