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Argument for the existence of God
The teleological argument (from τέλος, telos, 'end, aim, goal'), also known as physico-theological argument, argument from design, or intelligent design
Teleological_argument
Thinking in terms of destiny or purpose
discussion on teleology revolves around religion and the belief in a godly, purposeful existence for the world and for humans. See Teleological argument for an
Teleology
Philosophical question
pp. 18–19. "teleological argument". Oxford English Dictionary. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. "Teleological Arguments for God's Existence"
Existence_of_God
Borussian myth is an example of a teleological argument. Borussia is the Latin name for Prussia. A teleological argument holds all things to be designed
Borussian_myth
American philosopher (born 1948)
Naïve Teleological Argument: An Argument from Design for Ordinary People". In Walls, Jerry L.; Doughtery, Trent (eds.). Two Dozen (or so) Arguments for
C._Stephen_Evans
Argument for the existence of God
three sections: (1) The Cosmological Argument; (2) The Teleological Argument; and (3) the Ontological Argument. Hegel died before beginning sections
Ontological_argument
Use of language of goal-directedness in the context of evolutionary adaptation
variation, the use of teleology in biology has attracted criticism, and attempts have been made to teach students to avoid teleological language. Nevertheless
Teleology_in_biology
Logical reasoning method
analogy. To understand how one might analyse an argument from analogy, consider the teleological argument and its criticisms put forward by the philosopher
Argument_from_analogy
Philosophical tract by Immanuel Kant
good.” As with other teleological arguments, such as the case with that for the existence of God, Kant's teleological argument is motivated by an appeal
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Groundwork_of_the_Metaphysics_of_Morals
Aquinas's arguments that there is a real God
the argument from degree; the argument from final cause or ends ("teleological argument"). Aquinas expands the first of these – God as the "unmoved mover" –
Five_Ways_(Aquinas)
Philosophical argument for the existence of God
The Kalam cosmological argument is a modern formulation of the cosmological argument for the existence of God. It is named after the Kalam (medieval Islamic
Kalam_cosmological_argument
Theology reliant on rational and empirical arguments
cosmological argument in his Summa Theologica, and of the teleological argument in his Summa contra Gentiles. He presented the ontological argument, but rejected
Natural_theology
Argument for the existence of God
The watchmaker analogy or watchmaker argument is a teleological argument, an argument for the existence of God. In broad terms, the watchmaker analogy
Watchmaker_analogy
Hypothesis about life in the universe
the universe. He argues that the Kalam Cosmological Argument strengthens the teleological argument by answering the question "Who designed the Designer
Fine-tuned_universe
English Christian philosopher (1743–1805)
critics. He is best known for his natural theology exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his 1802 work Natural Theology or Evidences
William_Paley
Sociological study of social organizations
their goals. A teleological analysis of businesses leads to the inclusion of all involved stakeholders in decision-making. The teleological view of Weberian
Organizational_theory
reconcile his teleological idea of organisms with a mechanistic view of nature in Dialectic of Teleological Judgement. Kant's claims about teleology have influenced
Kant's_teleology
Supreme being in theistic belief systems
Koperski, Jeffrey (10 June 2005) [2005]. "Teleological Arguments for God's Existence". Teleological Arguments for God's Existence. Stanford Encyclopedia
God
Aristototelian concept of an object's final cause
Metaphysics Plato Polytely Teleological argument Teleonomy "telos". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. "Teleological ethics". Encyclopædia Britannica
Telos
Argument for the existence of God
In philosophy of religion, a cosmological argument is an argument for the existence of God based on observational statements concerning the universe and
Cosmological_argument
response to naturalists such as Hume, refining the ancient teleological argument (or argument from design) to argue for the existence of God. He argued
History_of_creationism
Argument by proponents of intelligent design
core of the system. The argument from irreducible complexity is a descendant of the teleological argument for God (the argument from design or from complexity)
Irreducible_complexity
Pseudoscientific argument for the existence of God
existence of God. The argument from design, also known as the teleological argument or "argument from intelligent design", has been presented by theologians
Intelligent_design
Fable in La Fontaine's Fables
especially, new versions of the story were written to support the teleological argument for creation favoured by English thinkers from the end of the 17th
The_Acorn_and_the_Pumpkin
Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist (1711–1776)
and one of the a posteriori arguments for this is the argument from design or the teleological argument. The argument is that the existence of God can
David_Hume
1779 philosophical work by David Hume
Paley's famous statement of the teleological argument, the watchmaker analogy, and noted that Hume's critique of the argument from design as an explanation
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Dialogues_Concerning_Natural_Religion
Statement of infinite regress
skepticism The Siphonaptera – 1872 rhyme by Augustus De Morgan Teleological argument – Argument for the existence of God Transfinite induction – Mathematical
Turtles_all_the_way_down
Type of behaviorism
causes of behavior. Teleological behaviorism instead looks at these emotions and thoughts as behaviors themselves. Teleological behaviorism differs from
Teleological_behaviorism
Christian theology that defends Christianity against objections
Various primary arguments from cosmology and the nature of causation are often offered to support the cosmological argument. Teleological argument – Argues that
Christian_apologetics
Ethical theory based on consequences
together with virtue ethics, under a broader label of "teleological ethics". Proponents of teleological ethics (Greek: telos, 'end, purpose' and logos, 'science')
Consequentialism
Concept of things having a definitive end
the basis for the teleological argument for the existence of God and its modern counterpart, intelligent design. Proponents of teleology argue that Darwinism
Finality
Early Shi'i book on the existence of God
out to prove the existence of God based on the argument from design (also called the teleological argument). It consists of a series of lectures about the
Tawhid_al-Mufaddal
Hume's thoughts on miracles in his Enquiry
critique of the Teleological Argument. It has been argued by critics such as the Presbyterian minister George Campbell, that Hume's argument is circular.
Of_Miracles
State of being real
facts about the existence and aspects of the universe. According to teleological arguments, the only way to explain the order and complexity of the universe
Existence
1790 book by Immanuel Kant
teleological end, as it is the only expression of human freedom outside of the laws of nature. Man also garners the place as the highest teleological
Critique_of_Judgment
1979 book by Richard Swinburne
reasons for the existence of God, such as cosmological and teleological arguments, arguments from the consciousness of the higher vertebrates including
The_Existence_of_God_(book)
Political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli
Socrates, and his works show approval of a "teleological argument", while Machiavelli rejected such arguments. On this matter, Strauss (1958:222–23) gives
The_Prince
8th-century Shi'i ghulat leader
presenting al-Mufaddal with a proof for the existence of God. The teleological argument used in the Tawḥīd al-Mufaḍḍal is inspired by Syriac Christian literature
Al-Mufaddal_ibn_Umar_al-Ju'fi
Belief that a deity exists or must exist
Athenian philosopher; he is the earliest known proponent of the teleological argument, though it is questionable if he abandoned polytheism. Aristotle
Philosophical_theism
371 BCE collection of Socratic dialogues
an early example (possibly the earliest) of the Argument from Design (i.e. the Teleological Argument) (IV.3, anticipated already in I.4). Chapter 4 gives
Memorabilia_(Xenophon)
American philosopher and theologian (born 1932)
God and Other Minds (1967), by drawing an equivalence between the teleological argument and the common sense view that people have of other minds existing
Alvin_Plantinga
Argument for the existence of God
The argument from morality is an argument for the existence of God. Arguments from morality tend to be based on moral normativity or moral order. Arguments
Argument_from_morality
Natural Theology which set out to refute David Hume's argument that the teleological argument for "design" by a Creator was merely a human projection
Religious views of Charles Darwin
Religious_views_of_Charles_Darwin
Greek Stoic philosopher (c.279–c.206 BC)
Chrysippus sought to prove the existence of God, making use of a teleological argument: If there is anything that humanity cannot produce, the being who
Chrysippus
Doubt about God's existence
Cosmological Arguments Rowe 1998, § 2. Justifications for Agnosticism Le Poidevin 2010, pp. 57–63 Plantinga 1998, Lead section, § 4. Teleological Arguments Le Poidevin
Agnosticism
1802 book by William Paley
William Paley (1743–1805). The book expounds his arguments from natural theology, making a teleological argument for the existence of God, notably beginning
Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity
Natural_Theology_or_Evidences_of_the_Existence_and_Attributes_of_the_Deity
Religious and philosophical concept
One of Lewis' arguments is that supernaturalism, a basic tenet of Christianity, can be logically inferred based on a teleological argument regarding the
Leap_of_faith
Philosophical view that existence has no final goal
Materialism Meaning of life Nietzsche Philosophy of religion Teleological argument Teleology Teleonomy Romanes, George J. (1874-03-12). "Natural Selection
Dysteleology
Core Islamic tenet denoting the unification of God
deduction to prove the existence, unity and oneness of God. They use a teleological argument for the existence of God as a creator based on perceived evidence
Tawhid
invariably justified with arguments from analogy. The basic idea of this argument for a designer is the teleological argument, an argument for the existence of
Objections_to_evolution
Philosophical argument that asserts an inconsistency with nonbelief and God's existence
The argument from nonbelief is a philosophical argument for the nonexistence of God that asserts an inconsistency between God's existence and a world
Argument_from_nonbelief
Public collegiate university in England
the Christian philosopher known primarily for formulating the teleological argument for the existence of God; William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson
University_of_Cambridge
Artisan who makes and repairs watches
watchmaker in his famous analogy to imply the existence of God (the teleological argument). Richard Dawkins later applied this analogy in his book The Blind
Watchmaker
Theological argument
Drummond, Henry (1904). The Ascent of Man. p. 333 See, for example, "Teleological Arguments for God's Existence" in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
God_of_the_gaps
Argument for the existence of God
The argument from consciousness is an argument for the existence of God that claims characteristics of human consciousness (such as qualia) cannot be explained
Argument_from_consciousness
1732 treatise by George Berkeley
notable sections: Dialogue IV, in which Berkeley presents a novel teleological argument for the existence of God based on Berkeley's theory of visual language
Alciphron_(book)
Muslim scholar and Shia imam (c.702–765)
Christian Jibril ibn Nuh ibn Abi Nuh al-Nasrani al-Anbari. The teleological argument for the existence of God used in the Tawḥīd al-Mufaḍḍal is inspired
Ja'far_al-Sadiq
Philosophical question
The Evidential Argument from Evil. Indiana University Press. pp. 49–52. ISBN 978-0-253-11409-9. Goetz, Stewart (2008). Freedom, Teleology, and Evil. Bloomsbury
Problem_of_evil
Dialogue by Plato
Philebus Plotinus Proclus Religious cosmology Sophist Statesman Teleological argument Some scholars believe that it is not the Critias of the Thirty Tyrants
Timaeus_(dialogue)
Hypothesis about sapient life and the universe
cosmology of Teilhard de Chardin. Barrow and Tipler carefully distinguish teleological reasoning from eutaxiological reasoning; the former asserts that order
Anthropic_principle
was usually founded upon the cosmological argument (first cause argument), the teleological argument (argument from design), and other aspects of what was
Glossary of spirituality terms
Glossary_of_spirituality_terms
Absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
problem of evil, the argument from inconsistent revelations, the rejection of concepts that cannot be falsified, and the argument from nonbelief. Nonbelievers
Atheism
Change of species in a region over time
for the disfavour shown towards succession by the current ecological orthodoxy and seeks to reinstate succession by holistic and teleological argument.
Ecological_succession
Contention that omniscience is incompatible with free will
The argument from free will, also called the paradox of free will or theological fatalism, contends that omniscience and free will are incompatible and
Argument_from_free_will
1843 philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard
Kierkegaard is the most prominent objection to the teleological suspension of the ethical, which is a key argument of Fear and Trembling. Levinas argued that
Fear_and_Trembling
Argument for the belief in God
philosophical argument advanced by Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), a French mathematician, philosopher, physicist, and theologian. This argument posits that
Pascal's_wager
Value judgment that procreation is unethical
general, imply arguments for an ethically justified antinatalism. Kant, however, according to Puls, rejects this position in his teleology for meta-ethical
Antinatalism
itself can be used to argue for the existence of God in place of the teleological argument, which he finds fatally flawed. However, the concept had been around
Eutaxiology
Hypothesis that organisms have an innate tendency to evolve towards some goal
complexity History of evolutionary thought Structuralism Teleonomy Teleological argument Also known as orthogenetic evolution, progressive evolution, evolutionary
Orthogenesis
American biochemist and intelligent design advocate (born 1952)
breaking rules". In Manson, Neal A. (ed.). God and Design: The Teleological Argument and Modern Science. London; New York: Routledge. pp. 277–291.
Michael_Behe
Atheism in Hinduism
maintained not only that the various cosmological, ontological and teleological arguments could not prove god, but that god as normally understood—an omnipotent
Hindu_atheism
Creationist argument by William Dembski
claims are impossible. List of topics characterized as pseudoscience Teleological argument Texas sharpshooter fallacy "Specified Complexity Made Simple". 26
Specified_complexity
1763 mathematics essay by Thomas Bayes
irregularities of chance. In modern terms, this is an instance of the teleological argument. Bayes, Thomas; Price, Richard (1763). "An Essay towards Solving
An Essay Towards Solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances
An_Essay_Towards_Solving_a_Problem_in_the_Doctrine_of_Chances
Greek philosophers active before and during the time of Socrates
expanded this line of thinking and might have constructed the first teleological argument "it would not be possible without Intellection for it so to be divided
Pre-Socratic_philosophy
Argument for the existence of God
The argument from degrees, also known as the degrees of perfection argument or the henological argument, is an argument for the existence of God first
Argument_from_degree
Philosophical terms
Naïve Teleological Argument: An Argument from Design for Ordinary People". In Walls, Jerry L.; Doughtery, Trent (eds.). Two Dozen (or so) Arguments for
Internalism_and_externalism
Persian legal scholar and Christian theologian
Examples and Their Study, a 9th-century Islamic treatise on the teleological argument, which is ascribed to al-Jāḥiẓ. On This Universe is described as
Ishoʿbokht
9th episode of the 6th season of Futurama
considered a reference to William Paley's Watchmaker analogy, a teleological argument found in his work Natural Theology. The episode includes several
A_Clockwork_Origin
Sociological theory of society
the teleological arguments which functionalist theorists normatively produced before Merton. Another criticism describes the ontological argument that
Structural_functionalism
ISSN 0370-2693. Manson, N.A. (1993). God and Design: The Teleological Argument and Modern Science. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-26344-3. The Big Bang
Religious interpretations of the Big Bang theory
Religious_interpretations_of_the_Big_Bang_theory
English analytic and evidentialist philosopher (1923–2010)
from the concept of Goodness. Only the scientific forms of the teleological argument ultimately impressed Flew as decisive. During the time of his involvement
Antony_Flew
Logical argument against the problem of evil
Alvin Plantinga's free-will defense is a logical argument developed by the American analytic philosopher Alvin Plantinga and published in its final version
Alvin Plantinga's free-will defense
Alvin_Plantinga's_free-will_defense
Device able to make copies of itself
reproduction". In 1802 William Paley formulated the first known teleological argument depicting machines producing other machines, suggesting that the
Self-replicating_machine
Islamic formal argument for the existence of God
Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) divided arguments for the existence of God into three groups: ontological, cosmological, or teleological. Scholars disagree on whether
Proof_of_the_Truthful
Book by Victor J. Stenger
non-overlapping 'magisteria'." Omnipotence paradox Problem of evil Teleological argument#Fine-tuned universe Grothe, D. J. (March 2, 2007). "Victor Stenger
God:_The_Failed_Hypothesis
Relationship of Catholic theology and deism
Pierre Charron Jean Bodin (nominal Catholic) Deism relies on the teleological argument for the existence of God on the basis of his orderly design. This
Catholic_Church_and_deism
Philosophical system originating from Thomas Aquinas
or the argument from contingency; 4. Argumentum ex gradu, or the argument from degree; and 5. Argumentum ex fine, or the teleological argument. Despite
Thomism
Set of statements constructed to describe a set of facts which clarifies causes
Deductive-nomological, Functional, Historical, Psychological, Reductive, Teleological, Methodological explanations. Deductive-nomological model Statistical
Explanation
1967 book by Alvin Plantinga
1: The Cosmological Argument Ch 2: The Ontological Argument - I Ch 3: The Ontological Argument - II Ch 4: The Teleological Argument Part II: Natural Atheology
God_and_Other_Minds
Argument against assuming the existence of God
The argument from poor design, also known as the dysteleological argument, is an argument against the assumption of the existence of a creator God, based
Argument_from_poor_design
Mechanism of evolution by differential reproduction
OCLC 28891551. Ariew, André (2002). "Platonic and Aristotelian Roots of Teleological Arguments" (PDF). In Ariew, André; Cummins, Robert; Perlman, Mark (eds.).
Natural_selection
History of the evolutionary theory
He was convinced by Paley's Natural Theology which set out the Teleological argument that complexity of "design" in nature proved God's role as Creator
Inception_of_Darwin's_theory
Commonly-cited arguments for and against the prohibition of drugs include the following: Supporters of prohibition claim that drug laws have a successful
Arguments for and against drug prohibition
Arguments_for_and_against_drug_prohibition
religion" they refer to the cosmological argument (first cause argument), the teleological argument (argument from design), and other aspects of what was
Glossary_of_philosophy
American mathematician
Ever". He also contributed a satirical mathematical proof titled "A Teleological Argument" for the existence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, published in
Landon_Rabern
Religious discipline of systematic defence of a position
cosmological, and teleological arguments. The Christian presuppositionalist approach to apologetics uses the transcendental argument for the existence
Apologetics
debates on the existence of God, Warren prefers versions of the Teleological Argument for the existence of God, using (in his debate with Flew) the alveoli
Thomas_B._Warren
Overview of and topical guide to theology
Religious experience Christological Cosmological Ontological Pascal's wager Teleological Trademark Transcendental Witness More... Free will Inconsistent revelations
Outline_of_theology
Fallacy that intent acts to cause events
evolution. Anthropomorphism Argument from ignorance Pathetic fallacy Reification (fallacy) Resistentialism Teleological argument Sowell, Thomas (1996). Knowledge
Animistic_fallacy
German philosopher and logician (1817–1881)
which the ends of His work are gained. Lotze proposed a view called teleological idealism, whose central principle is the principle of teleomechanism
Hermann_Lotze
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