Reading Hume's Dialogues: A Veneration for True ReligionIndiana University Press, 2002. szept. 13. - 296 oldal "... establishes the literary and philosophical greatness of the Dialogues in ways that even its warmest admirers have been unable to do before." In 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 work itself and calls attention to the internal connections between plot, character, rhetoric, and philosophy. The result avoids the main preoccupation of previous commentaries, namely, the attempt to establish which of the main characters speaks for Hume. Concentrating on previously unexplored questions of piety and theology, Sessions asks important questions in the philosophy of religion today -- what is the nature of true religion, what is the relationship between theology and piety, and how should we actively engage with God? |
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... matters as the title , the characters and their actions , and the preface , this is not just be- cause other commentators have given them almost no treatment at all . It is also because I believe due attention to these aspects genuinely ...
... these other meanings of " concern " reverberate with the bland " concerning " of the title . So the title's " concerning " does more than indicate the subject matter of the dialogues to come ; it also nods to its Scene - Setting 17.
... matter of " reasonings " and " systems " ( PH.6 ) . Further , this youthful impression seems to be reinforced by Demea's opening words in Part 1. In talking about education , Demea says he follows the advice of " an ancient ...
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Tartalomjegyzék
11 | |
Pamphilus to Hermippus | 30 |
75 | 108 |
87 | 147 |
Part 11 | 164 |
Part 12 | 182 |
Conclusion | 207 |
LIST OF SOURCES | 261 |
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Reading Hume's Dialogues: A Veneration for True Religion William Lad Sessions Korlátozott előnézet - 2002 |
Reading Hume's Dialogues: A Veneration for True Religion William Lad Sessions Korlátozott előnézet - 2002 |