
Yujin Nagasawa (University of Birmingham Professor of Philosophy)
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Miracles
A Very Short Introduction
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From a chicken nugget shaped like Jesus, to Mohammad splitting the moon in two, to a Japanese doll whose hair grows, Yujin Nagasawa considers reported miracles in ancient scriptures and modern day life, and uses cutting-edge scientific research on belief formation to address some of our most fundamental questions concerning miracles.
Yujin Nagasawa is Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham in the UK. He is author of God and Phenomenal Consciousness: A Novel Approach to Knowledge Arguments (CUP, 2008), The Existence of God: A Philosophical Introduction (Routledge, 2011), and Maximal God: A New Defence of Perfect Being Theism (OUP, forthcoming).
Produktdetails
- Very Short Introductions
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Seitenzahl: 144
- Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2018
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 173mm x 113mm x 15mm
- Gewicht: 114g
- ISBN-13: 9780198747215
- ISBN-10: 0198747217
- Artikelnr.: 48454137
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I don’t usually leave reviews of anything online but after reading three books from the “A Very Short Introduction” series I got this urge to express my opinion.
Well first of all it is a very easy and pleasant read. Partly because it is not much but mainly because of its coherent …
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I don’t usually leave reviews of anything online but after reading three books from the “A Very Short Introduction” series I got this urge to express my opinion.
Well first of all it is a very easy and pleasant read. Partly because it is not much but mainly because of its coherent structure. Once you open the book you won’t want to close it till you read it all.
First chapter presents the definition of a miracle. And it is not given as a constant at the beginning of the chapter, but is derived from a numerous cases which lead the reader to the conclusion on what can be called a Miracle. One is going to find some very amusing examples while reading.
In chapter two the religious miracles and the parallels in world religions are discussed.
The author of the book cites many modern scientist – from social anthropologist, The New Testament scholars to psychologists etc.
Chapters 3 and 4 are the attempt to understand why people belief in miracles and whether it is rational to do so.
Those interested in Philosophy will find the thought on the Topic of Miracles from Thomas Aquinas and the skepticism of David Hume on the subject.
The book will be interesting for the students of all social sciences and others interested in observing entities balancing between pure belief and science.
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