Hume, Holism, and Miracles / David Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, David, Author.

Series:

Cornell studies in the philosophy of religion.

Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Miracles--History of doctrines--18th century.

Miracles.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

David Johnson seeks to overthrow one of the widely accepted tenets of Anglo-American philosophy-that of the success of the Humean case against the rational credibility of reports of miracles. In a manner unattempted in any other single work, he meticulously examines all the main variants of Humean reasoning on the topic of miracles: Hume's own argument and its reconstructions by John Stuart Mill, J. L. Mackie, Antony Flew, Jordan Howard Sobel, and others.Hume's view, set forth in his essay "Of Miracles," has been widely thought to be correct. Johnson reviews Hume's thesis with clarity and elegance and considers the arguments of some of the most prominent defenders of Hume's case against miracles. According to Johnson, the Humean argument on this topic is entirely without merit, its purported cogency being simply a philosophical myth.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Promissory Note

2. 'Miracle', 'Violation', 'Law of Nature'

3. Hume's Own Argument

4. Hume's Argument as Reconstructed by J. L. Mackie

5. Hume's Argument as Reconstructed by John Stuart Mill

6. Hume's Argument as Reconstructed by Antony Flew

7. Hume's Argument as Reconstructed by Jordan Howard Sobel

8. Repetitions

9. Hume's Teasing Ambiguity

Closing Remarks

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [101]-104) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

1-5017-3130-0

OCLC:

1132227217