Philosophical Discussion Group

Starts
Thursday, October 9th at 7:00 pm
Location
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, 999 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY

The Philosophy Group led by Dr. Phil Pecorino, usually on the SECOND Thursday of the month at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview, NY. 

TOPIC:      Miracles:   What are they ? Are there any?  Really?  Where does the belief come from? 

I expect that we will spend the 2 hours we have exploring the meanings and assumptions and presuppositions associated with those questions.

READINGS: (as much or as little as you can handle of these items )    

 1.  (Short) Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle 

 2.  Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy : http://www.iep.utm.edu/m/miracles.htm 

 3.  Skeptic's Dictionary  http://skepdic.com/miracles.html 

 4.  Examining Miracle Claims by Joe Nickell http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/joe_nickell/miracles.html
 
5.   Exhibits at the Skeptiseum  http://www.skeptiseum.org/index.php?id=none&cat=miracles
 
6.  Professor Pecorino's Online Textbook:   http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/SocialSciences/ppecorino/PHIL_of_RELIGION_TEXT/CHAPTER_5_ARGUMENTS_EXPERIENCE/Miracles.htm

 

 ADVANCED 

 

 7 . Stanford Encylopedia  of Philosophy      

 

(Not too Long and somewhat Challenging)   http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/miracles/ 

8 . ( Long)    Hume, David. An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X "Of Miracles," (1748), Bobbs-Merrill, Library of Liberal Arts edition  http://18th.eserver.org/hume-enquiry.html#10 

Philip A. Pecorino, Ph.D.
Professor, Philosophy
Social Sciences Department
Queensborough Community College
225-05 56 ave
Bayside NY 11364 -1497
718 281 5038
http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/SocialSciences/ppecorino/Default.htm

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