A Defense of Hume on MiraclesPrinceton University Press, 25 Μαρ 2010 - 128 σελίδες 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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... Perhaps Hume moves too quickly, for many commentators pay insufficient attention to these opening general reflections. Here we will proceed more slowly. Hume begins his argument by reminding his readers of the complexity and fallibility ...
... perhaps not strictly speaking the same as the evaluation of a causal claim, is at 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 ...
... perhaps not decisive) grounds for challenging the force of the testimony. We will call this the reverse method of evaluat- ing testimony. It is clear that Hume does not invoke either ofthese methods in support of a general skepticism ...
... at hand; they are not gullible; they are not visually impaired; and so on. When criteria of this kind are satisfied, the evidence provided by the testimony increases, perhaps amounting to what Hume is willing to. 8 CHAPTER ONE.
Robert J. Fogelin. testimony increases, perhaps amounting to what Hume is willing to call a proof. Similarly, the decision rendered through the use of the re- verse method can also, according to Hume, amount to a proof. This occurs when ...
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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 |