Dialogues and Natural History of Religion

“I think that the most important contributions, the best books, in the philosophy of religion are these two little books that David Hume writes” Read more...

The best books on Atheist Philosophy of Religion

Graham Oppy, Philosopher

“Hume is the main man.” Read more...

The best books on Atheism

Julian Baggini, Philosopher

“His friends urged him not only to give up the idea of having it published in his lifetime, but even of having it published after his death, because they thought that it would condemn all this other works to the dustbin of history.” Read more...

The best books on God

Anthony Gottlieb, Philosopher

“Part of the beauty of the Dialogues — and one thing that makes it a very funny book apart from anything else — is that Hume gives us two spokesmen for religious belief.” Read more...

The best books on David Hume

Simon Blackburn, Philosopher

“Hume thought it didn’t actually make much difference whether you believed that God did design the universe or whether you didn’t, because if you could say nothing about this God then it wasn’t a very interesting belief to hold.” Read more...

The best books on Morality Without God

Mary Warnock, Philosopher