The Supernatural and the Miraculous

Both intention-based and causation-based definitions of the miraculous make reference to the term ‘supernatural’. Philosophers who define the miraculous appear to use this term in a loose way, perhaps meaning the nonnatural, perhaps meaning a subcategory of the nonnatural. Here I examine the aetiolo...

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Main Author: Clarke, Steve (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands 2007
In: Sophia
Year: 2007, Volume: 46, Issue: 3, Pages: 277-285
Further subjects:B Causation-based definition
B Miracle
B Intention-based definition
B Nonnatural
B Supernatural
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