C M Lorkowski
Biographic Data
| ID | 1444698 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C M Lorkowski |
| GIVEN NAMES | C M |
| FAMILY NAME | Lorkowski |
| SIGNATURE | LORKOWSKI C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kent State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Laws, Darkness, and Resurrection: Exceptions and Violations in Hume's Account of Miracles
In this article, I show that David Hume’s argument of Section 10 of the Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does not encourage dogmatism. Instead, it suggests a program for how to categorically deny the existence of miracles without bringing about the stagnation of science. In recognizing the entailments of Hume’s notion of proof while realizing his commitments regarding the laws of nature, we must acknowledge that miracles are possible. Yet t…
Doxastic Naturalism and Hume's Voice in the Dialogues
I argue that acknowledging Hume as a doxastic naturalist about belief in a deity allows an elegant, holistic reading of his Dialogues. It supports a reading in which Hume's spokesperson is Philo throughout, and enlightens many of the interpretive difficulties of the work. In arguing this, I perform a comprehensive survey of evidence for and against Philo as Hume's voice, bringing new evidence to bear against the interpretation of Hume as Cleanthe…
Atheism
Philosophical atheism claims not only that there are no sufficient reasons for believing there is a God, but also that there are sufficient reasons for thinking no such deity exists. The purpose of this article is to explicate the typical commitments of this position. After distinguished several related views, the article will then consider typical grounds for the rejection of theistic commitments, first by showing that the theistic position make…
Hume on God – By Timothy S. Yoder
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Hume on God – By Timothy S. Yoder
Atheism
Philosophical atheism claims not only that there are no sufficient reasons for believing there is a God, but also that there are sufficient reasons for thinking no such deity exists. The purpose of this article is to explicate the typical commitments of this position. After distinguished several related views, the article will then consider typical grounds for the rejection of theistic commitments, first by showing that the theistic position make…
Doxastic Naturalism and Hume's Voice in the Dialogues
I argue that acknowledging Hume as a doxastic naturalist about belief in a deity allows an elegant, holistic reading of his Dialogues. It supports a reading in which Hume's spokesperson is Philo throughout, and enlightens many of the interpretive difficulties of the work. In arguing this, I perform a comprehensive survey of evidence for and against Philo as Hume's voice, bringing new evidence to bear against the interpretation of Hume as Cleanthe…
Laws, Darkness, and Resurrection: Exceptions and Violations in Hume's Account of Miracles
In this article, I show that David Hume’s argument of Section 10 of the Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does not encourage dogmatism. Instead, it suggests a program for how to categorically deny the existence of miracles without bringing about the stagnation of science. In recognizing the entailments of Hume’s notion of proof while realizing his commitments regarding the laws of nature, we must acknowledge that miracles are possible. Yet t…
Philosophy (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Doxastic logic (2 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (2 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 works) · Atheism (1 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (1 works) · Citation (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Economics (1 works)