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The philosophy of miracles /
Philosophers who wish to argue for the rationality of belief in God frequently employ a 'god-of-the-gaps' strategy. This strategy consists in trying to find a phenomenon that cannot be explained by natural science, and insisting that it can be explained only by reference to the activity of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Continuum studies in philosophy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Philosophers who wish to argue for the rationality of belief in God frequently employ a 'god-of-the-gaps' strategy. This strategy consists in trying to find a phenomenon that cannot be explained by natural science, and insisting that it can be explained only by reference to the activity of God. Philosophical discussion of miracles usually revolves around the attempt to link a miracle to God in just this way. One of the problems with this approach is that it is very difficult to identify anything as being forever beyond the power of science to explain. Science continues to advance upon the terr. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 162 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-158) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441131300 1441131302 1283122553 9781283122559 9781441138002 1441138005 |