Analyzing Humes Real Religion from Natural Religion Dialogues.

Although the British philosopher Hume has often been labeled "empirical"or "skepticism", yet his thinking of "religion", no matter from form or content, is also with special philosophical meanings. In form, Hume rejects the theory of " natural religion" from the perspective of logical analysis and empiricism. In content, Hume holds that; the proper position of religion is to standardize people's morality, make person's behavior humanitarian, and infuse the spirit of abstention, order and obedience. That is to say, its purpose is to affirm the meaning of "religion" from the perspective of "religious socialization" and "religious moralization". The purpose of this paper is to reconstruct Hume's religious ideas by "natural religion dialogues", clarify its meanings of "true religion". At last, it attempts to examine philosophical implications of Hume's religious thought through the perspective of the contemporary religious philosopher Paul tillich'sultimate concern. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]