The teleological argument (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Teleological arg. also called
Teleological arg. also called
Argument from design
Greek 'telos' meaning
Greek 'telos' meaning
End or purpose
Teleological arg. type (from observation)
Teleological arg. type (from observation)
A posteriori
Teleological arg. reasoning type
Teleological arg. reasoning type
Inductive
Aquinas: objects follow
Aquinas: objects follow
Natural laws
Aquinas' analogy for guidance
Aquinas' analogy for guidance
Archer directing arrow
Paley's watch demonstrates
Paley's watch demonstrates
Specific purpose needing designer
Paley's 3 examples of purpose in nature
Paley's 3 examples of purpose in nature
Eye, wings, fins/gills
Design qua Regularity definition
Design qua Regularity definition
Universe behaves according to order
Tennant's principle name
Tennant's principle name
Anthropic principle
Hume: watch/universe analogy is
Hume: watch/universe analogy is
Radically disanalogous
Darwin's alternative explanation
Darwin's alternative explanation
Natural selection
Dawkins' book on watchmaker
Dawkins' book on watchmaker
The Blind Watchmaker
Paley's 2 argument parts
Paley's 2 argument parts
Design qua Purpose & Design qua Regularity
Natural theology approach
Natural theology approach
Uses rational, scientific evidence