A Naturalistic Explanation of Miracles: The Case of Ibn Sīnā
In this article I focus on Ibn Sīnā's explanation of miracles and argue that he accepts the occurrence of miracles as extraordinary events, despite his theory of the necessity of everything. His explanation of miracles may be considered naturalistic, since it does not require an exceptional div...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
2017
|
| Em: |
Toronto journal of theology
Ano: 2017, Volume: 33, Páginas: 161-173 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
conception of God
B Miracles B al-Ghazālī B naturalistic explanation B Ibn Sīnā |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000naa a22000002c 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 196092155X | ||
| 003 | DE-627 | ||
| 005 | 20260212142426.0 | ||
| 007 | cr uuu---uuuuu | ||
| 008 | 260212s2017 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c | ||
| 024 | 7 | |a 10.3138/tjt.33.suppl_1.161 |2 doi | |
| 035 | |a (DE-627)196092155X | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)KXP196092155X | ||
| 040 | |a DE-627 |b ger |c DE-627 |e rda | ||
| 041 | |a eng | ||
| 084 | |a 1 |2 ssgn | ||
| 100 | 1 | |e VerfasserIn |0 (DE-588)1367532558 |0 (DE-627)1927270332 |4 aut |a Acar, Rahim |d 1966- | |
| 109 | |a Acar, Rahim 1966- | ||
| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A Naturalistic Explanation of Miracles: The Case of Ibn Sīnā |
| 264 | 1 | |c 2017 | |
| 336 | |a Text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a Computermedien |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a Online-Ressource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a In this article I focus on Ibn Sīnā's explanation of miracles and argue that he accepts the occurrence of miracles as extraordinary events, despite his theory of the necessity of everything. His explanation of miracles may be considered naturalistic, since it does not require an exceptional divine intervention. First, I analyze Ibn Sīnā's theory of miracles, then I relate it to his explanation of the functioning of the universe. I try to answer how it might be possible to accept both the necessary causal nexus within the world and the occurrence of miracles as violations of the natural laws. Finally, I take into account al-Ghazālī's critique of "philosophers," including Ibn Sīnā, on their acceptance of a necessary connection between causes and effects, a critique supposedly aimed at saving the possibility and actual occurrence of miracles. I try to make sense of al-Ghazālī's text, vis-à-vis the fact that Ibn Sīnā did not deny the occurrence of miracles, and the fact that his theory provides a possible explanation thereof. Hence, I argue that the real issue between al-Ghazālī and the philosophers he attacked regarding the purportedly necessary connection between causes and effects is not the possibility of miracles, but the proper conception of God. | ||
| 650 | 4 | |a Ibn Sīnā | |
| 650 | 4 | |a al-Ghazālī | |
| 650 | 4 | |a conception of God | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Miracles | |
| 650 | 4 | |a naturalistic explanation | |
| 773 | 0 | 8 | |i Enthalten in |t Toronto journal of theology |d Toronto, Ontario : School, 2004 |g 33(2017), Supplement 1, Seite 161-173 |h Online-Ressource |w (DE-627)618790020 |w (DE-600)2537907-0 |w (DE-576)398101299 |x 1918-6371 |7 nnas |
| 773 | 1 | 8 | |g volume:33 |g year:2017 |g supplement:Supplement 1 |g pages:161-173 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://doi.org/10.3138/tjt.33.suppl_1.161 |x Resolving-System |z lizenzpflichtig |3 Volltext |7 1 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/tjt.33.suppl_1.161 |x Verlag |z lizenzpflichtig |3 Volltext |7 1 |
| 951 | |a AR | ||
| ELC | |a 1 | ||
| ITA | |a 1 |t 1 | ||
| LOK | |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 | ||
| LOK | |0 001 4914086514 | ||
| LOK | |0 003 DE-627 | ||
| LOK | |0 004 196092155X | ||
| LOK | |0 005 20260212142320 | ||
| LOK | |0 008 260212||||||||||||||||ger||||||| | ||
| LOK | |0 040 |a DE-Tue135 |c DE-627 |d DE-Tue135 | ||
| LOK | |0 092 |o n | ||
| LOK | |0 852 |a DE-Tue135 | ||
| LOK | |0 852 1 |9 00 | ||
| LOK | |0 935 |a ixzs |a ixzo |a ixrk | ||
| LOK | |0 939 |a 12-02-26 |b l01 | ||
| ORI | |a TA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw | ||
