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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
Table of Contents:
  • Hume's moral atheism
  • Mitigated skepticism and Hume's liminal natural theology
  • The argument from sentimentalism 1 : Hume's critique of religious passions
  • The argument from sentimentalism 2 : religious passions and the deity's moral status
  • The argument from motivation
  • The arguments from evil
  • The arguments from determinism.