The Natural History of Religion - Brossura

Hume, David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1977701868 ISBN 13: 9781977701862

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Riassunto

In this essay, Hume pioneers a naturalist account of the causes, effects, and historical development of religious belief. Hume locates the origins of religion in emotion, particularly fear and the desire to control the future. He further argues that monotheism arises from competition between religions, as believers seek to distinguish their deities as superior to all rivals. The monotheist drive to dominate other beliefs, and to burnish the primitive, emotional core of religion under a veneer of theology, Hume concludes that this yields intolerance, intellectual dishonesty, and unnatural moral doctrines.
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Su questa edizione

• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1977701868
• ISBN 13: 9781977701862
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 48
• Redattore: Anderson Taylor