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Hume's Abject Failure: The Argument Against Miracles
John Earman
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hardcover. Situating Hume's famous work "Of Miracles" in the context of the 18th century debate on miracles, this book shows that it is largely unoriginal. It also discusses the issues of eyewitness testimony to establish the credibility of marvelous and miraculous events. It aims to contribute to the history of ideas, the philosophy of religion, and more. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 489. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Cloth covers, no DJ as issued, remains very good
By situating Hume's famous work "Of Miracles" (which notoriously argues against the possiblity of miracles) in the context of the 18th century debate on miracles, Earman shows that Hume's argument is largely unoriginal, and largely without merit where it is original. On the positive side, he shows how progress can be made on the issues, so provocatively posed in Hume's essay, about the ability of eyewitness testimony to establish the credibility of marvelous and miraculous events. Earman's work is simultaneously a contribution to the history of ideas, the philosophy of religion, and to probability and induction.
By situating Hume's famous work "Of Miracles" (which notoriously argues against the possiblity of miracles) in the context of the 18th century debate on miracles, Earman shows that Hume's argument is largely unoriginal, and largely without merit where it is original. On the positive side, he shows how progress can be made on the issues, so provocatively posed in Hume's essay, about the ability of eyewitness testimony to establish the credibility of marvelous and miraculous events. Earman's work is simultaneously a contribution to the history of ideas, the philosophy of religion, and to probability and induction.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
OUP USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195127379
SKU
KSK0000486
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[the] argument itself is very clear, very cogent, and very apposite to present debates
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