Project Gutenberg 2003-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 1093 Hume, David 1711 1776 Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogues_Concerning_Natural_Religion Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion" by David Hume is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-18th century. This work consists of a dialogue among three characters—Pamphilus, Hermippus, and the philosophers Cleantes, Philo, and Demea—who discuss various aspects of natural religion, particularly the existence and nature of God. The text delves into complex philosophical debates surrounding the nature of faith, reason, and the understanding of divinity, contrasting different viewpoints on how humans can comprehend the divine. The opening portion of the dialogues introduces the idea that while ancient philosophers often communicated through dialogue, such a method is less common in modern philosophy. Pamphilus reflects on a recent series of conversations he attended, featuring his mentor Cleantes, the sceptic Philo, and the dogmatic Demea. These characters offer different approaches: Cleantes advocates for a rational analysis of natural religion, Philo raises doubts about human reason's capacity to truly understand God, while Demea emphasizes the necessity of faith and reverence over inquiry. The stage is set for a rich exploration of the nuances of religion and philosophy, as each character presents compelling arguments that challenge the others’ views. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Natural theology -- Early works to 1800 Religion -- Early works to 1800 B Text Paganism Philosophy Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 250598 2025-07-02T11:29:01.952530 text/html 242762 2020-12-28T03:46:46 text/html 174769 2025-07-02T11:29:08.146536 application/epub+zip 178090 2025-07-02T11:29:05.002477 application/epub+zip 157871 2025-07-02T11:29:03.909481 application/epub+zip 318378 2025-07-02T11:29:10.557448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307215 2025-07-02T11:29:07.466467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279266 2022-09-02T15:20:20.364242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236916 2025-07-02T11:29:01.607503 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236827 2020-12-28T03:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18104 2025-07-02T11:29:10.678482 application/rdf+xml 13554 2025-07-02T11:29:04.400479 image/jpeg 2954 2025-07-02T11:29:04.154486 image/jpeg 86594 2020-12-28T03:46:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 85172 2020-12-28T03:46:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 173477 2025-07-02T11:29:01.972503 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia