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Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy Ser.: An Introduction to Design Arguments
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521183030
ISBN-13
9780521183031
eBay Product ID (ePID)
170294266
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
347 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Introduction to Design Arguments
Subject
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Religion & Science
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Science
Series
Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
24.4 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2013-036672
TitleLeading
An
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
231.7652
Table Of Content
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Preliminaries; 3. Arguments from antiquity; 4. Medieval arguments; 5. The golden age of natural theology; 6. Unusual design arguments; 7. Hume; 8. Paley; 9. Darwin; 10. Loose ends; 11. The modern likelihood argument; 12. Intelligent design I: irreducible complexity; 13. Intelligent design II: specified complexity; 14. What is complexity?; 15. Supernatural agents and the role of laws; 16. A brief survey of physical law; 17. Fine-tuning I: positive arguments; 18. Fine-tuning II: objections; 19. Conclusion.
Synopsis
The history of design arguments stretches back to before Aquinas, who claimed that things which lack intelligence nevertheless act for an end to achieve the best result. Although science has advanced to discredit this claim, it remains true that many biological systems display remarkable adaptations of means to ends. Versions of design arguments have persisted over the centuries and have culminated in theories that propose an intelligent designer of the universe. This volume is the only comprehensive survey of 2,000 years of debate, drawing on both historical and modern literature to identify, clarify, and assess critically the many forms of design argument for the existence of God. It provides a neutral, informative account of the topic from antiquity to Darwin, and includes concise primers on probability and cosmology. It will be of great value to upper-level undergraduates and graduates in philosophy of religion, theology, and philosophy of science., The history of design arguments stretches back to before Aquinas, who claimed that things which lack intelligence nevertheless act for an end to achieve the best result. Although science has advanced to discredit this claim, it remains true that many biological systems display remarkable adaptations of means to ends. Versions of design arguments have persisted over the centuries and have culminated in theories that propose an intelligent designer of the universe. This volume is the only comprehensive survey of 2,000 years of debate, drawing on both historical and modern literature to identify, clarify and assess critically the many forms of design argument for the existence of God. It provides a neutral, informative account of the topic from antiquity to Darwin, and includes concise primers on probability and cosmology. It will be of great value to upper-level undergraduates and graduates in philosophy of religion, theology, and philosophy of science., This book surveys 2,000 years of debate, and mines both historical and modern literature, to offer a critical assessment of the many forms of design argument for the existence of God. For upper-level undergraduates and graduates in philosophy of religion, theology, and philosophy of science.
LC Classification Number
BL262
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