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Hume’s atheism and the role of Cleanthes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2020

Terence Penelhum
Terence Penelhum*
Affiliation:
Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary, 5604 Baroc Rd NW, Calgary, ABT3A 4R2, Canada
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*Email: penelhum@ucalgary.ca
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Abstract

This is a reply to Willem Lemmens’ discussion of my interpretation of the Dialogues on Natural Religion in my 2000 collection Themes from Hume: Self, Will, Religion. I use Lemmens’ careful textual analysis to clarify my considered position and to further the reading of Part 12 of the Dialogues.

Keywords

Humetrue religionsuperstitionreligious scepticismTerence Penelhum
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Philosophy , Volume 42 , Issue S1: Hume in Alberta: Selected Papers from the 2012 Hume Conference in Calgary , February 2012 , pp. 206 - 211
Copyright
Copyright © The Authors 2012

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