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David Hume

This entry is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the central themes and arguments found in David Hume's (1711–1776) contributions to the philosophy of religion. The topics covered include the argument from design and the cosmological argument; the problem of evil; miracles and revealed religion; the natural history of religion; and Hume's philosophy of irreligion and atheism.

On the Naturalism of Hume's 'Reconciling Project'

Hume's 'Reconciling Project' : A Reply to Flew

Sorabji and the Dilemma of Determinism

Hume's 'Two Definitions' of Cause and the Ontology of 'Double Existence'

Hume's Treatise and Hobbes's The Elements of Law

Locke on Express and Tacit Consent : Misinterpretations and Inconsistencies

Hume's Skepticism in the Treatise of Human Nature

Nozick, Need and Charity

Skepticism and Natural Religion in Hume's Treatise

Causation, Compulsion and Compatibilism

'Atheism' and the Title-Page of Hume's Treatise

Hume on Responsibility and Punishment

Strawson's Way of Naturalizing Responsibility

Epigram, Pantheists and Freethought in Hume's Treatise : A Study in Esoteric Communication

Annette Baier, A Progress of Sentiments

Hume's Treatise and the Clarke-Collins Controversy

Wishart, Baxter and Hume's Letter from a Gentleman

Clarke's 'Almighty Space' and Hume's Treatise

Smith on Moral Sentiment and Moral Luck