intro to DA Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
what is the argument also known as?
A
teleological argument
2
Q
what does telos mean?
A
end goal/purpose
3
Q
what type of argument is DA?
posteriori/priori
A
posteriori
4
Q
what is a posteriori argument?
A
argument after sense experience
5
Q
what type of argument is DA?
inductive/deductive
A
inductive
6
Q
what is an inductive argument?
A
use premises to supply strong evidence for the truth
are probably true
7
Q
who made the DA?
A
William Paley
8
Q
what 3 particular ovservations of the world is Paley’s DA based on?
A
complexity
regularity
purpose
9
Q
what does complexity and regularity in the world show?
A
that everything in the world must have a purpose
