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Toward a Humean True Religion:

Genuine Theism, Moderate Hope, and Practical Morality
  • ISBN-13: 9780271064888
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Andre C. Willis
  • Price: AUD $75.99
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  • Local release date: 02/03/2015
  • Format: Paperback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 264 pages Weight: 386g
  • Categories: Religion: general [HRA]
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An examination of David Hume’s philosophy of religion that situates his conception “true religion” within the context of his overall science of human nature, his rejection of popular religion, and his Ciceronian influence.


Acknowledgements

Abbreviations of Primary Texts

Introduction

Chapter 1: The ‘Proper Office of Religion’ from Cicero to Hume

Chapter 2: Genuine Theism

Chapter 3: Moderate Hope

Chapter 4: Practical Morality

Chapter 5: The Religious Significance of Hume’s True Religion

Bibliography


“As Willis impressively demonstrates, Hume was neither an atheist nor an opponent of all conceptions of religion. In detailing this unfurrowed truth throughout the work, Willis proves an insightful and potent guide through the mind of David Hume.”

—Jonathan Baddley, Reading Religion

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