A Dissertation on Miracles: Containing an Examination of the Principles Advanced by David Hume, Esq., In an Essay on Miracles (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

George Campbell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266456758 ISBN 13: 9780266456759

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This book is a detailed philosophical examination of the relationship between testimony and the miraculous in the context of religious belief and experience. It seeks to establish that miracles can be reasonably accepted on the basis of human testimony and that religious miracles are no less credible than other types of miracles. In his analysis, the author considers the nature of testimony, probability, and experience, and argues that natural experiences should not be elevated above the possibility of the miraculous. The author also explores broader historical and philosophical contexts, particularly as it relates to the rise of disbelief in religious miracles, and contends that such phenomena should not be automatically dismissed as implausible or irrational. Ultimately, this book offers a compelling defense of the reasonableness of belief in religious miracles on the basis of testimony, and it extends the argument to the broader theme of the significance of human experience in the face of philosophical skepticism.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266456758
• ISBN 13: 9780266456759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368