A Defense of Hume on MiraclesPrinceton University Press, 25.03.2010 - 128 Seiten Since its publication in the mid-eighteenth century, Hume's discussion of miracles has been the target of severe and often ill-tempered attacks. In this book, one of our leading historians of philosophy offers a systematic response to these attacks. |
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... least the essay on miracles has succeeded admirably. For more than two centuries it has been an object of vigorous de- fense and equally vigorous (often abusive) attack. Hume, whose confessed ruling passion was a love of literary fame ...
... least very much like it. This species of reasoning, perhaps, one may deny to be founded on the relation of cause and effect. I shall not dispute about a word. It will be sufficient to observe, that our assurance in any argument of this ...
... least most) of Henry's stories are true. To put the matter differently, however strong our initial grounds for dis- trusting Henry's stories, provided that his stories are consistent, our distrust remains defeasible. This will be a ...
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Inhalt
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CHAPTER 2 Two Recent Critics | 32 |
CHAPTER 3 The Place of Of Miracles in Humes Philosophy | 54 |
APPENDIX 1 Humes Curious Relationship to Tillotson | 63 |
APPENDIX 2 Of Miracles | 68 |
Notes | 89 |
References | 95 |
Index | 97 |