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Levine, Michael Philip was born on March 25, 1950 in New York City. Son of Charles C. and Freda (Perlstein) Levine.
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Hume and the Problem of Miracles: A Solution (Philosophical Studies Series) (Volume 41)
(This book developed from sections of my doctoral disserta...)
This book developed from sections of my doctoral dissertation, "The Possibility of Religious Knowledge: Causation, Coherentism and Foundationalism," Brown University, 1982. However, it actually had its beginnings much earlier when, as an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, I first read Hume's "Of Miracles" and became interested in it. (Fascinated would be too strong. ) My teacher put the following marginal comment in a paper I wrote about it: "Suppose someone told you that they had been impregnated by an angel whispering into their ear. Wouldn't you think they had gone dotty?" She had spent time in England. I thought about it. I agreed that I would not have believed such testimony, but did not think this had much to do with Hume's argument against belief in miracles. What surprised me even more was the secondary literature. I became convinced that Hume's argument was misunderstood. My main thesis is established in Part I. This explains Hume's argument against justified belief in miracles and shows how it follows from, and is intrinsically connected with, his more general metaphysics. Part II Part I. It should give the reader a more complete understanding builds on of both the structure of Hume's argument and of his crucial and questionable premises. Chapters 5 and 11 are perhaps the most technical in the book, but they are also the least necessary. They can be skipped by the reader who is only interested in Hume on miracles.
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Hume and the Problem of Miracles: A Solution (Philosophical Studies Series)
(This book developed from sections of my doctoral disserta...)
This book developed from sections of my doctoral dissertation, "The Possibility of Religious Knowledge: Causation, Coherentism and Foundationalism," Brown University, 1982. However, it actually had its beginnings much earlier when, as an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, I first read Hume's "Of Miracles" and became interested in it. (Fascinated would be too strong. ) My teacher put the following marginal comment in a paper I wrote about it: "Suppose someone told you that they had been impregnated by an angel whispering into their ear. Wouldn't you think they had gone dotty?" She had spent time in England. I thought about it. I agreed that I would not have believed such testimony, but did not think this had much to do with Hume's argument against belief in miracles. What surprised me even more was the secondary literature. I became convinced that Hume's argument was misunderstood. My main thesis is established in Part I. This explains Hume's argument against justified belief in miracles and shows how it follows from, and is intrinsically connected with, his more general metaphysics. Part II Part I. It should give the reader a more complete understanding builds on of both the structure of Hume's argument and of his crucial and questionable premises. Chapters 5 and 11 are perhaps the most technical in the book, but they are also the least necessary. They can be skipped by the reader who is only interested in Hume on miracles.
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Pantheism: A Non-Theistic Concept of Deity
(Many people who do not believe in God believe that 'every...)
Many people who do not believe in God believe that 'everything is God' - that everything is part of an all-inclusive divine unity. In Pantheism, this concept is presented as a legitimate position and its philosophical basis is examined. Michael Levine compares it to theism, and discusses the scope for resolving the problems inherent in theism through pantheism. He also considers the implications of pantheism in terms of practice. This book will appeal to those who study philosophy or theology. It will also be of interest to anyone who does not believe in a personal God, but does have faith in a higher unifying force, and is interested in the justification of this as a legitimate system of thought.
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Pantheism: A Non-Theistic Concept of Deity by Levine, Michael P. (1994) Hardcover
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Pantheism: A Non-Theistic Concept of Deity by Michael P. Levine (19-May-2014) Paperback
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Michael Philip Levine
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Bachelor cum laude, University Virginia, 1975. Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1982.
Career
Mellon scholar, assistant professor Center for Advanced Studies,, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1983-1985, 87; Mellon postdoctoral fellow in humanities, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1985-1986; assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1987; La Trobe research fellow, La Trobe U., Melbourne, Australia, 1986-1988; associate professor philosophy, U. Western Australia, Perth, since 1988. Fulbright lecturer, visiting professor Russian State University for Humanities, Moscow,1994-1995. Resident Bellagio (Italy) Study Center, Rockefeller Foundation, 1995.
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Hume and the Problem of Miracles: A Solution (Philosophical Studies Series) (Volume 41)
(This book developed from sections of my doctoral disserta...)
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Hume and the Problem of Miracles: A Solution (Philosophical Studies Series)
(This book developed from sections of my doctoral disserta...)
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Pantheism: A Non-Theistic Concept of Deity
(Many people who do not believe in God believe that 'every...)
- Pantheism: A Non-Theistic Concept of Deity by Michael P. Levine (1994-08-19)
- Hume and the Problem of Miracles: A Solution (Philosophical Studies Series) (Volume 41) by Michael Levine (2013-10-04)
- Pantheism: A Non-Theistic Concept of Deity by Levine, Michael P. (1994) Hardcover
- Pantheism: A Non-Theistic Concept of Deity by Michael P. Levine (19-May-2014) Paperback
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Hume and the Problem of Miracles: A Solution (Philosophical Studies Series) (Volume 41)
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Research fellow Japan Foundation, 1994.
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American
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1975
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1982
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1983 - 1985
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1983 - 1985
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1988