Preface p. vii Abbreviations p. xi Part I Hume on Miracles p. 1 2 Hume's Religious Orientation p. 4 3 The Origins of Hume's Essay p. 6 4 The Puzzles of Hume's Definitions of Miracles\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\" p. 8 5 Conceptions of Miracles p. 9 6 What a Miracle is for Hume p. 12 7 The Eighteenth-Century Debate on Miracles p. 14 7 The Eighteenth-Century Debate on Miracles p. 20 7 The Eighteenth-Century Debate on Miracles p. 22 7 The Eighteenth-Century Debate on Miracles p. 24 7 The Eighteenth-Century Debate on Miracles p. 26 7 The Eighteenth-Century Debate on Miracles p. 29 7 The Eighteenth-Century Debate on Miracles p. 30 14 The Indian Prince p. 33 15 Hume's Maxim p. 38 15 Hume's Maxim p. 43 17 Hume's Diminution Principle p. 49 18 Multiple Witnessing p. 53 18 Multiple Witnessing p. 56 18 Multiple Witnessing p. 59 18 Multiple Witnessing p. 61 22 Probabilifying Religious Doctrines p. 65 23 Hume's Contrary Miracles Argument p. 67 23 Hume's Contrary Miracles Argument p. 70 Appendix: on Probability p. 75 Notes p. 77 Works Cited p. 87 Additional Bibliography p. 93 Part II The Documents p. 95 Benedict De Spinoza, a Theologico-Political Treatise (1670), Chapter 6 p. 107 Benedict De Spinoza, a Theologico-Political Treatise (1670), Chapter 6 p. 114 Benedict De Spinoza, a Theologico-Political Treatise (1670), Chapter 6 p. 120 Benedict De Spinoza, a Theologico-Political Treatise (1670), Chapter 6 p. 125 Benedict De Spinoza, a Theologico-Political Treatise (1670), Chapter 6 p. 132 Benedict De Spinoza, a Theologico-Political Treatise (1670), Chapter 6 p. 140 Benedict De Spinoza, a Theologico-Political Treatise (1670), Chapter 6 p. 153 Benedict De Spinoza, a Theologico-Political Treatise (1670), Chapter 6 p. 157 Benedict De Spinoza, a Theologico-Political Treatise (1670), Chapter 6 p. 172 Benedict De Spinoza, a Theologico-Political Treatise (1670), Chapter 6 p. 176 Benedict De Spinoza, a Theologico-Political Treatise (1670), Chapter 6 p. 193 Benedict De Spinoza, a Theologico-Political Treatise (1670), Chapter 6 p. 194 Charles Babbage, Ninth Bridgewater Treatise (2d Ed. 1838), Chapter 10, \"\"\"\"On Hume's Argument Against Miracles\"\"\"\" p. 203 Index.