A defense of Hume on miracles [[electronic resource] /] / Robert J. Fogelin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784916303321
• Autore: Fogelin Robert J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, N.J. ; ; Woodstock, Oxfordshire, : Princeton University Press, 2005
• ISBN: 1-282-66571-5; 9786612665714; 1-4008-2577-6
• Edizione: [Course Book]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (116 p.)
• Collana: Princeton monographs in philosophy
• Classificazione: 08.24
• Disciplina: 212
• Soggetti: Miracles
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Originally published: 2003.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Structure of Hume's Argument -- 2 Two Recent Critics -- 3 The Place of "Of Miracles" in Hume's Philosophy -- Appendix 1. Hume's Curious Relationship to Tillotson -- Appendix 2. "Of Miracles" -- Notes -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. Arguing that these criticisms have--from the very start--rested on misreadings, Robert Fogelin begins by providing a narrative of the way Hume's argument actually unfolds. What Hume's critics (and even some of his defenders) have failed to see is that Hume's primary argument depends on fixing the appropriate standards of evaluating testimony presented on behalf of a miracle. Given the definition of a miracle, Hume quite reasonably argues that the standards for evaluating such testimony must be extremely high. Hume then argues that, as a matter of fact, no testimony on behalf of a religious miracle has even come close to meeting the appropriate standards for acceptance. Fogelin illustrates that Hume's critics have consistently misunderstood the structure of this argument--and have saddled Hume with perfectly awful arguments ; not found in the text. He responds first to some early critics of Hume's argument and then to two recent critics, David Johnson and John Earman. Fogelin's goal, however, is not to "bash the bashers," but rather to show that Hume's treatment of miracles has a coherence, depth, and power that makes it still the best work on the subject.

Divine Action and Emergence : An Alternative to Panentheism

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910795365303321
• Autore: Tabaczek Mariusz
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Notre Dame : , : University of Notre Dame Press, , 2021; ©2021
• ISBN: 0-268-10876-5; 0-268-10875-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (367 pages)
• Disciplina: 116
• Soggetti: Emergence (Philosophy); Causation; Religion and science; Philosophy and science; Panentheism; Religion and Science; Émergence (Philosophie); Religion et sciences; Philosophie et sciences; Panenthéisme
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1 The Phenomenon of Emergence -- Chapter 1 Science and Metaphysics of Emergence -- Chapter 2 Classical and New Aristotelianism and Emergence -- Part 2 God's Action in Emergence -- ; Chapter 3 Panentheism and Emergence in the Science-Theology Dialogue -- Chapter 4 Problems of Panentheism and Theology Inspired by Emergentism -- Chapter 5 Emergence and the Thomistic View of Divine Action -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "As a middle path between classical theism and pantheism, the panentheistic turn in the twentieth century has been described as a "quiet revolution." Today, in fact, many theologians hold that the world is "in" God (who, at the same time, is more than the world). Panentheism has been especially influential in the dialogue between theology and the natural sciences. Many have seen panentheism as compatible with emergentism, and thus have brought the two together in developing models of divine action that do not abrogate the regularities of processes of the natural world. In Divine Action and Emergence, Mariusz Tabaczek argues that, as inspiring and intriguing as emergentist panentheism is, it requires deeper examination. He begins by looking at the wonder of emergence (which calls into question the overly reductionist attitude in natural science) and by reflecting philosophically on emergence theory in light of classical and new Aristotelianism. Moving in a theological direction, Tabaczek then offers a critical evaluation of emergentist panentheism and a constructive proposal for how to reinterpret the idea of divine action as inspired by the theory of emergence with reference to the classical Aristotelian-Thomistic understanding of God's action in the universe. Through a unique interdisciplinary approach that puts theology and the natural sciences into a dialogue through philosophy, Divine Action and Emergence offers a comprehensive evaluation of panentheism. It then puts forward an original reinterpretation of emergence theory, thus setting forth a constructive proposal for reinterpreting the concept of divine action that is currently espoused by emergence theory. It will appeal to scholars of theology and philosophy, those who work in the area of theology and science, those interested in emergence theory or panentheism, and finally those who are interested in the dialogue between the classical Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition and contemporary philosophy and theology"--