

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion - Kindle edition by Hume, David. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. Review: Astoundingly Relevant - In almost every aspect of his thinking, David Hume was a man ahead of his time. His views on the nature of causality and induction—the foundation of the scientific method—are still relevant, unsolved problems in philosophy. His views on morals, however simple-minded they may seem, do presage the sociobiological explanation of ethical behavior by pointing to an innate sense. His Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion are perhaps more relevant still, as it seems the debate over evolution vs. intelligent design has not yet been laid to rest. I am not sure how much needs to be said about this work. To begin with, David Hume is an excellent writer—clear, charming, and concise. What's more, he is profound without being pompous, and serious without being stultifying. The reader of these conversations may doubt that they are, in fact, doing cutting-edge philosophy—as this book is so enjoyable and effortless to read—but they are, indeed. It is too little remarked that, had not Darwin and Einstein lighted upon the principles that explained the organization of the natural world, the argument from design would still be fundamentally flawed. People act is if the question of God’s existence hinged on the accuracy of Darwin’s theory. It does not, and it never has. This is not to say that the questions that these dialogues explore (e.g. the existence and nature of God) has been answered, but that both sides in the debate should be more careful in their arguments. In point of fact, one of the most endearing quality of this work is that Hume leaves the question open, and probes its answer from multiple directions. No careful thinker can honestly say that they are totally certain of the truths of religion. Hume will show you why. Review: Hume - This was great. It was a short work, about 50 pages, but contained some great philosophy herein. Natural Religion has fascinated me, and this work helped me work through some issues
| ASIN | B0082VM43K |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #23,052 Free in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #1,778 in Religion & Spirituality (Kindle Store) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (80) |
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| File size | 168 KB |
| Language | English |
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| Print length | 116 pages |
| Publication date | May 12, 2012 |
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R**Z
Astoundingly Relevant
In almost every aspect of his thinking, David Hume was a man ahead of his time. His views on the nature of causality and induction—the foundation of the scientific method—are still relevant, unsolved problems in philosophy. His views on morals, however simple-minded they may seem, do presage the sociobiological explanation of ethical behavior by pointing to an innate sense. His Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion are perhaps more relevant still, as it seems the debate over evolution vs. intelligent design has not yet been laid to rest. I am not sure how much needs to be said about this work. To begin with, David Hume is an excellent writer—clear, charming, and concise. What's more, he is profound without being pompous, and serious without being stultifying. The reader of these conversations may doubt that they are, in fact, doing cutting-edge philosophy—as this book is so enjoyable and effortless to read—but they are, indeed. It is too little remarked that, had not Darwin and Einstein lighted upon the principles that explained the organization of the natural world, the argument from design would still be fundamentally flawed. People act is if the question of God’s existence hinged on the accuracy of Darwin’s theory. It does not, and it never has. This is not to say that the questions that these dialogues explore (e.g. the existence and nature of God) has been answered, but that both sides in the debate should be more careful in their arguments. In point of fact, one of the most endearing quality of this work is that Hume leaves the question open, and probes its answer from multiple directions. No careful thinker can honestly say that they are totally certain of the truths of religion. Hume will show you why.
L**M
Hume
This was great. It was a short work, about 50 pages, but contained some great philosophy herein. Natural Religion has fascinated me, and this work helped me work through some issues
M**T
All Americans should be required to read and understand Hume.
Hume is still a genius! It's something we as Americans can always be proud of that our founders so loved this affable, Scotsman's thoughts. I hope he wouldn't too much mind my saying, thank God for all the men of the Scottish Enlightenment, but especially for Hume.
M**L
Five stars
A great philosophical debate, written in the same vein as the Socratic dialogues. Highly recommended for people looking to explore, or start exploration, of the philosophical issues surrounding religion.
B**B
Difficult reading
It was extremely difficult reading. I had to read about it, and read interpretations of it, to get the meaning. While the content is difficult, it is quite meaningful. For philosophers, not common folk.
G**O
Worth the Read
Really interesting to read. Hard to follow who is saying each line. Still, a thought-provoking discussion. Really gets you considering various moral and metaphysical aspects of Deism, Atheism, and Theism (specifically Christianity, but mostly generalizable).
E**E
Great Book
Great book, wonderful classic, formatted well for the Kindle. No misspellings or punctuation errors, and highly enjoyable read. The read aloud function works great!
K**H
REASONABLE PRICE FOR A CLASSIC PHILOSOPHICAL OPINION
PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS AT A REASONABLE PRICE
G**S
very good, as described
B**U
Der Schotte David Hume ist einer der bedeutendsten britischen Philosophen, dessen Thesen auch für die Philosophie unserer Tage noch von Bedeutung sind. Neben seinem letzten größeren Werk, den "Dialogues concerning Natural Religion", das mit Absicht erst nach dem Tode im Jahre 1779 erschien, wurden auch die beiden Essays "Of Suicide“ und "Of the Immortality of the Soul“ erst posthum im Jahre 1777 veröffentlicht. Weniger kontrovers, aber nicht minder bedeutsam ist das wunderskeptische Kapitel "Of Miracles" in seinem bekanntesten Werk An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748) mit seiner berühmten Maxime, daß kein Augenzeugenbericht ausreiche, um ein Wunder festzustellen; es sei denn er wäre von der Art, daß seine Falschheit wunderbarer wäre als die Tatsache, welche er bekundet. ("That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, than the fact, which it endeavours to establish; and even in that case there is a mutual destruction of arguments, and the superior only gives us an assurance suitable to that degree of force, which remains, after deducting the inferior.") Zwei Jahre nach seiner Enquiry hatte Hume mit den Dialogen zur natürlichen Religion (s.a. Universal-Bibliothek Nr. 7692: Dialoge über natürliche Religion ) begonnen, sie aber erst kurz vor seinem Tode abgeschlossen. Vorher noch hatte er sein Buch "The Natural History of Religion" (1757) veröffentlicht, von dem sich Gedanken in den Dialogen wiederfinden. In den Dialogen läßt Hume drei Figuren, Cleanthes, Demea und Philo, über "Natural Religion", also über "Natürliche Religion" disputieren. "Natürliche Religion" ist dabei als Vernunftreligion im Gegensatz zu den großen monotheistischen "Offenbarungsreligionen", Judentum, Christentum und Islam, zu verstehen. Cleanthes übernimmt die Rolle des Deisten, Demea tritt als Christ auf - wenn auch nicht unbedingt als ein sehr typischer - und Philo ist der Skeptiker, der am ehesten Humes eigene Position widerspiegeln dürfte. Das läßt sich auch am Textumfang, der jedem zugestanden wird, festmachen. Die mit Abstand längste Redezeit bekommt Philo, die kürzeste Demea. Ganz zum Schluß werfen Cleanthes und Philo die vielleicht bedeutsamste religionskritische Frage auf: Ist eine Welt ohne Religion eine bessere? Cleanthes vertritt die Meinung, daß die Aussicht auf eine gerechte Belohnung oder Strafe nach dem Tode die Moral befördere. So hat das auch der aller Frömmigkeit unverdächtige Immanuel Kant auch gesehen. Allerdings mit der rationalen Forderung, daß es notwendig einen Ausgleich in einem späteren Leben geben muß, damit in diesem Leben ein guter Mensch nicht als der Dumme gelten muß und folglich die Tugend in dieser Welt keine Chance hätte. Philo sieht allerdings in den Zeloten bzw. religiösen Eiferern eine nicht hinnehmbare Quelle des Unheils, das die Religionen mit dem Anspruch, eine absolut gültige Heilslehre zu sein, mit sich brächten: "The bad effects of such habits, even in common life, are easily imagined; but where the interests of religion are concerned, no morality can be forcible enough to bind the enthusiastic zealot. The sacredness of the cause sanctifies every measure which can be made use of to promote it." Philo hält die natürliche Rechtschaffenheit des Menschen für ausreichend. FAZIT David Hume hat sich in seinem Gesamtwerk ausführlich mit Religionsfragen auseinandergesetzt. Die Dialoge sind gewissermaßen sein Schlußwort, an dem er bis zu seinem Tode gearbeitet hat, und eine der aufschlußreichsten philosophischen Schriften zur Religion.
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