Defining Miracles
Violations of the Laws of Nature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079480 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Lück (0000-0002-2452-5560, Charles Sturt University, corresponding author), Morgan Luck |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 133-141 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2010.00373.x |
| OpenAlex | W2148590553 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
Philosophers have made numerous and varied attempts to analyse the concept of a miracle. To the end, an assortment of necessary and sufficient conditions for the truth an instantiation of a miracle have been offered. In this paper we discuss one of the most common of these conditions - the violation restriction. This restriction holds that all miracles involve a violation of a law of nature
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |