Spectres of false divinity : Hume's moral atheism / Thomas Holden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holden, Thomas Anand, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hume, David, 1711-1776--Ethics.

Hume, David.

Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Skepticism.

Religion and ethics.

Atheism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 246 pages)

Other Title:

Hume's moral atheism

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spectres of False Divinity presents a historical and critical interpretation of Hume's rejection of the existence of a deity with moral attributes. In Hume's view, no first cause or designer responsible for the ordered universe could possibly have moral attributes; nor could the existence (or non-existence) of such a being have any real implications for human practice or conduct. Hume's case for this 'moral atheism' is a central plank of both his naturalistic agenda inmetaphysics and his secularizing program in moral theory. It complements his wider critique of traditional theism, and threaten

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Hume's Moral Atheism; 2. Mitigated Skepticism and Hume's Liminal Natural Theology; 3. The Argument from Sentimentalism 1: Hume's Critique of Religious Passions; 4. The Argument from Sentimentalism 2: Religious Passions and the Deity's Moral Status; 5. The Argument from Motivation; 6. The Arguments from Evil; 7. The Arguments from Determinism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-964594-9

1-282-49071-0

9786612490712

0-19-157375-2

OCLC:

610456607