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John Locke, I. T. Ramsey, ed.: The
Reasonableness of Christianity with a Discourse of Miracles and part of A
Third Letter Concerning Toleration (Stanford University Press, 1958)
The so-called
editor is just a bullshit artist. If Locke thought for a moment that the
move from hearing the report of a miracle to an acceptance of the validity
of Xtian doctrine had the force of a logical law, then he wouldn’t be worth
the time of day. But of course he didn’t. What Locke did believe was bad
enough, namely that the validity of the report of miracles was “probable
knowledge,” based on the trustworthiness of the witnesses. By the way,
what the hell is an "idea-particular"? |