Reading Hume's Dialogues : a veneration for true religion / William Lad Sessions.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sessions, William Lad.

Series:

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion.

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Hume, David, 1711-1776. Dialogues concerning natural religion.

Hume, David.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""... establishes the literary and philosophical greatness of the Dialogues in ways that even its warmest admirers have been unable to do before."" -- Terence PenelhumIn this lively reading of David Hume's Dialogues concerning Natural Religion, William Lad Sessions reveals a complex internal hermeneutic that gives new form, structure, and meaning to the work. Linking situations, character, style, and action to the philosophical concepts presented, Sessions finds meaning contained in the wor

Contents:

Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Scene-Setting; 3 Pamphilus to ermippus; 4 Part 1; 5 Part 2; 6 Part 3; 7 Part 4; 8 Part 5; 9 Part 6; 10 Part 7; 11 Part 8; 12 Part 9; 13 Part 10; 14 Part 11; 15 Part 12; 16 Conclusion; Notes; List of Sources; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-267) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-06314-6

9786612063145

0-253-10936-1

OCLC:

55002812