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A summary of Section X in David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
30 sty 2011 · What if it really did happen? What would it take to render a miracle probable? Look, I’m all about the possibility that the future won’t be exactly like the past - I’ve built my entire career on the idea - but again, it doesn’t look good. So far, no miracle has even close to enough people testifying for it, much less trustworthy people.
Hume's practical approach to miracles would have been immensely dangerous. In fact, a contemporary of his died in prison after being convicted of blasphemy for his views on miracles. Hume was no stranger to the threat of punishment for his atheism.
14 cze 2007 · Philosophers continue to debate about David Hume's case against the rationality of belief in miracles. This article clarifies semantic, epistemological, and metaphysical questions addressed in the controversy. It also explains the main premises of Hume's argument and discusses criticisms of them.
David Hume, An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748) 579 26. Sometimes an event may not, in itself, seem to be contrary to the laws of nature, and yet, if it were real, it might by reason of some circumstances be denominated a miracle, because, in fact, it is contrary to these laws. Thus, if a person claiming
8 sie 2021 · Hume defines a miracles as “a violation of the laws of nature” (p.124) and argues that there must “be a uniform experience against every miraculous event, otherwise the event would not merit that appellation” (p.125).
Overview. Put simply, Hume defines a miracle as a violation of a law of nature (understood as a regularity of past experience projected by the mind to future cases) [1] and argues that the evidence for a miracle is never sufficient for rational belief because it is more likely that a report of a miracle is false as a result of misperception, ...
