Four Dissertations Ane Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul
In 1756 a volume of Hume's essays entitled Five Dissertations was printed and ready for distribution. The essays included The Natural History of Religion, Of the Passions, Of Tragedy, Of Suicide, and Of the Immortality of the Soul. The latter two essays made direct attacks on common religious doctrines by defending a person's moral right to commit suicide and by criticizing the idea of life after death. Early copies were passed around, and someone of influence threatened to prosecute Hume's publisher if the book was distributed as is. The printed copies of Five Dissertations were then physically altered, with a new essay Of the Standard of Ta…
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Weitere Autoren: Immerwahr, John (Solist) / Price, John Valdimir (Solist)
- ISBN: 978-1-890318-57-4
- EAN: 9781890318574
- Produktnummer: 9789826
- Verlag: St Augustines Pr Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 1 S.
- Masse: H21.3 cm x B13.5 cm x D3.0 cm 522 g
- Gewicht: 522
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