Concept

Of Miracles

Overview

"Of Miracles" is the tenth section of David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748). In this piece, Hume states that evidence of miracles is never sufficient for rational belief.

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Philosophers who discussed Of Miracles

• David Hume
• Victor Reppert

Related ideas

• Miracles (book)
• Antony Flew
• An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
• Scientific law
• William Lane Craig
• Begging the question
• Miracle
• C. S. Lewis
• Rationalism
• David Hume
• J. P. Moreland

Place in the tradition

Part of Philosophy of religion.

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