Hume On Natural ReligionStanley Tweyman The second volume of secondary literature on Hume on Religion. This collection focuses on general remarks on Hume's life and philosophy, his Natural History of Religion, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, and his work on the immortality of the soul and suicide, containing material ranging from 1775 to 1907. |
Contents
DIALOGUES CONCERNING NATURAL RELGION | 37 |
NATURAL HISTORY OF RELIGION | 199 |
IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL AND OF A FUTURE STATE | 265 |
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