Philosophy and the Good Life: Hume's Defence of Probable Reasoning

Dialogue 35 (3):485-504 (1996)
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At the beginning of his section “Of Miracles,” Hume mentions an argument of Dr. Tillotson. The doctrine of “the real presence” seems contradicted by our senses. We see a piece of bread, but are asked to believe it consists in the substance of the body of Christ.

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David W. D. Owen
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The Hume Literature, 1996.William E. Morris - 1997 - Hume Studies 23 (2):345-355.

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