2012年4月
Taming "the Tyranny of Priest": Hume’s Advocacy of Religious Establishments
Journal of the History of Ideas
- 巻
- 73
- 号
- 2
- 開始ページ
- 273
- 終了ページ
- 293
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1353/jhi.2012.0014
- 出版者・発行元
- University of Pennsylvania Press
This paper aims to explain why David Hume supported the religious establishment despite his anti-clericalism. First, the Church of England could be regarded as a happy medium between two forms of false religion: superstition and enthusiasm. Second, Hume’s concern over “the tyranny of priests” led him to advocate a spiritual establishment bound to secular authority. Hume’s Erastianism does not contradict his opinion that civil magistrates should maintain impartiality in religious matters: both views reflect his thoroughly secular attitude towards religious institutions. Despite alleged differences between Hume and Adam Smith, they shared much common ground in their approach to religious institutions.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1353/jhi.2012.0014
- ISSN : 0022-5037
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000303690400005