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Dos milagres ou das crenças causais ilegítimas, em David Hume
Of miracles or of illegitimate causal beliefs in David Hume
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Abstract We will approach here the causal beliefs in miracles from the experimental method used by Hume in order to know if such beliefs can be said legitimate or not. In this way we will have two possibilities: either the criteria used to judge causal beliefs confirm the legitimacy of miracles, and then we ... view more
We will approach here the causal beliefs in miracles from the experimental method used by Hume in order to know if such beliefs can be said legitimate or not. In this way we will have two possibilities: either the criteria used to judge causal beliefs confirm the legitimacy of miracles, and then we will have to assume that such criteria are too flawed to account for the nature of miracles - since they are contrary to experience. Or, then, the criteria used to judge causal beliefs will not allow us to confer a status of legitimacy on miracles, and so we will have a reasonable basis for judging legitimate causal beliefs. We will defend from Hume's texts the second hypothesis with the following argument: a belief to be called legitimate must have the status of proof, the belief in miracle can never be a proof, so the belief in miracle can never be called legitimate.... view less
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Free Keywords
Miracle; Proof; Experimental Method; Causality; Hume
Document language
Portuguese
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 99-108
Journal
Griot: Revista de Filosofia, 20 (2020) 2
ISSN
2178-1036
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed