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Spectres of false divinity : Hume's moral atheism /

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Thomas Holden presents a historical & critical interpretation of Hume's rejection of the existence of a deity with moral attributes. Hume's 'moral atheism' is a central plank both of his naturalistic agenda in metaphysics & his secularizing program in moral theory.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holden, Thomas Anand
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Hume, David, > 1711-1776 > Ethics.
Hume, David, > 1711-1776
Religion and ethics.
Atheism.
Religion et morale.
Athéisme.
atheism.
PHILOSOPHY > General.
Atheism
Ethics
Religion and ethics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Thomas Holden presents a historical & critical interpretation of Hume's rejection of the existence of a deity with moral attributes. Hume's 'moral atheism' is a central plank both of his naturalistic agenda in metaphysics & his secularizing program in moral theory.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 246 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-239) and index.
ISBN:9780191573750
0191573752
9780191722776
0191722774
9780199579945
0199579946