Dialogues concerning Natural Religion
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Dialogues concerning Natural Religion
| Author | David Hume |
|---|---|
| Published | 1779 |
| Pages | 114 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Hume’s three-way conversation between Cleanthes, Demea and Philo over whether the order of the world is evidence of a designer — the argument from design put in its strongest form and then taken apart, with no narrator to say who won. Hume withheld it in his lifetime; it was published after his death, in 1779. |
Where I heard about it
- University of Austin — assigned to open Philosophy of Social Science on its Fall 2025 reading list (November 2025), ahead of Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments, Polanyi, Durkheim and Weber: the course first establishes how far inference from evidence can carry you, then gets to method. Full curriculum: UATX Fall Reading List.
Connections
- UATX Fall Reading List — the curriculum this was assigned in.
- The University of Austin — the institution whose course list this is.
- David Hume — the author.
- Religion — the subject under examination.
- Enlightenment — the moment it belongs to.
- Human Nature
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.