Title

A Reply to Robert Larmer

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2008

Journal / Book Title

Religious Studies

Abstract

The metaphysics of miracles put forward in my article, 'Miracles: metaphysics, physics and physicalism', above (125–147) are, argues Robert Larmer, both unnecessary and unworkable. Here, I try more clearly to explain that my goal of saving important physicalist intuitions that are incompatible with both the 'open-systems' and 'exemption' approaches' use of powerful ceteris paribus clauses. I also defend the two mechanisms proposed in the paper from Larmer's criticisms.

DOI

10.1017/S0034412507009286

Published Citation

Kirk McDermid. “A Reply to Robert Larmer.” Religious Studies, vol. 44, no. 2, 2008, p. 161

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