HS: So, Tim, when did Hume write ‘Of Miracles’? So, here’s some Thoughts on Hume’s essay, ‘Of Miracles’. In today’s episode, we talked about Hume’s account of miracles, as well as his interpretations and some of the ways people have responded to it over the years. Timothy McGrew, who is a Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. I’m Hamish Stewart.Īlexandros Constantinou: And I’m Alexandros Constantinou. Hamish Stewart: Hello everyone, and welcome back to another episode of Thoughts.

empirical evidence for the laws of natureĠ5:16 - Improbability and impossibility in miraclesĠ9:39 - The necessity of nature’s regularity for the role of miracles in religionġ2:32 - The different interpretations of Hume’s argumentġ3:34 - Criticisms of Hume: the dangers of immovable stances in philosophy and the value of testimonyġ7:29 - Defining miracles outside of traditional theism Join us in this journey through Hume’s argument on Miracles.Ġ0:42 - Hume’s ‘Of Miracles’ – key ideas and relation to Christian scriptureĠ3:30 - Human testimony in miracles vs. The limits of scientific knowledge and inquiry are put under scrutiny alongside the efficacy of human testimony, the scope of religious knowledge and the probabilities of continuity within the law of nature. Hamish Stewart and Alexandros Constantinou delve into Hume’s argument with the Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University Timothy McGrew. This was an argument based on the continuity of the laws of nature and the flimsy nature of human testimony towards disproving the existence of Miracles. In 1748 Hume published an essay entitled ‘Of Miracles’. Join us in this discussion about human testimony, the limits of inquiry and bizarre animals. They discuss Hume’s argument against Miracles. Hamish and Alexandros delve deep into the world of Miracles with Timothy McGrew. Main feed Epistemology Philosophy of Science Philosophy of Religion

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