Defining Miracles: Violations of the Laws of Nature

被引:1
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作者
Luck, Morgan [1 ]
机构
[1] Charles Stuart Univ, Ctr Appl Philosophy & Publ Eth, Sch Humanities & Social Sci, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
来源
PHILOSOPHY COMPASS | 2011年 / 6卷 / 02期
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10.1111/j.1747-9991.2010.00373.x
中图分类号
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要
Philosophers have made numerous and varied attempts to analyse the concept of a miracle. To the end, an assortment of necessary and sufficient conditions for the truth an instantiation of a miracle have been offered. In this paper we discuss one of the most common of these conditions - the violation restriction. This restriction holds that all miracles involve a violation of a law of nature.
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页码:133 / 141
页数:9
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