Are we free to work miracles? On Peter van Inwagen's concept of the miraculous
To bolster his consequence argument against David Lewis's rejoinder, Peter van Inwagen uses the concept of miracle. He claims that the Lewisian compatibilist must admit that under determinism, we possess the ability to work miracles par excellence, that is, not just in some purely technical sen...
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2023
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Religious studies
Έτος: 2023, Τόμος: 59, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 252-260 |
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Van Inwagen, Peter 1942-
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Miracle
B law-breaking event B Compatibilism B Humean account of laws B consequence argument B David Lewis B Peter van Inwagen |
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| Σύνοψη: | To bolster his consequence argument against David Lewis's rejoinder, Peter van Inwagen uses the concept of miracle. He claims that the Lewisian compatibilist must admit that under determinism, we possess the ability to work miracles par excellence, that is, not just in some purely technical sense of the term. The article argues that van Inwagen's definition of a ‘miracle’ is too broad even if it is interpreted merely as an explication of one component often thought to be inherent in the religious concept of miracle, namely the concept of an event that breaks the laws of nature. Nomological effects of miracles are not miracles themselves. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S003441252200021X |