Spectres of False Divinity: Hume's Moral Atheism

by Thomas Holden

Book Overview

Spectres of False Divinity presents a historical and critical interpretation of Hume's rejection of the existence of a deity with moral attributes. In Hume's view, no first cause or designer responsible for the ordered universe could possibly have moral attributes; nor could the existence (or non-existence) of such a being have any real implications for human practice or conduct. Hume's case for this 'moral atheism' is a central plank of both his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199645949
• ISBN13: 9780199645947
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"