Hume's Refutation of the Cosmological Argument

Campbell asserts that Hume's critique of the cosmological argument is widely misunderstood and proposes a new interpretation of Hume's attack. Underlying Part IX of the "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion" is one single argument that fits the form of a rather complex construct...

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Published inInternational journal for philosophy of religion Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 159 - 173
Main Author Campbell, Joseph K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelbergc Kluwer Academic Publishers 01.12.1996
Springer
M. Nijhoff
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Astronomical objects
Christianity
Contemporary period
Cosmology
David Hume
Demonstrative reasoning
Dogmatic theology
Existence
General subjects
God
History and sciences of religions
Hume, David (1711-1776)
Inference
Literary criticism
Logical suppositions
Necessary being
Philosophy of religion
Prime numbers
Reasoning
Refutation
Religious beliefs
Religious thought
Rhetorical dialogue
Cosmological argument
Existence of God
Necessity
Universe
Hume (D.)
Contingency
Truth
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ISSN0020-7047
1572-8684
DOI10.1007/BF00140439

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Summary:Campbell asserts that Hume's critique of the cosmological argument is widely misunderstood and proposes a new interpretation of Hume's attack. Underlying Part IX of the "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion" is one single argument that fits the form of a rather complex constructive dilemma.
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ISSN:0020-7047
1572-8684
DOI:10.1007/BF00140439