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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... tells us, “A wise man, there- fore, proportions his beliefto the evidence” (EHU, 10.4). Then, summarizing an earlier discussion of the probability of causes in section 6, Hume tells us, in broad strokes, how this. The Structure of Hume's ...
Robert J. Fogelin. section 6, Hume tells us, in broad strokes, how this propor- tioning is to be done. In such conclusions as are founded on an infallible experience, he expects the event with the last degree of assurance, and regards ...
... tells us that a common sort of event has occurred, trusting to his reliability, we usually accept his report without hesitation. If, however, the very same person tells us that a per- fectly fantastic event has occurred, we may then ...
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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 |