PHI 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Teleological Argument, Cosmological Argument
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God"s relation to the world: transcendence vs. immanence. Aristotle) (cid:1: the cosmological argument st. thomas aquinas"s argument. It is certain [ ] that some things are in motion . But this cannot go on to infinity : infinity = indefinite (no beginning and no end) Therefore, it is necessary to arrive at a first mover [ ]; and this everyone understands to be god (cid:1: the teleological argument. We see that things which lack knowledge [ ] act for an end : i. e. [a]cting always, or near always [ ], so as to obtain the best result . Whatever lacks knowledge cannot move towards an end, unless it be directed by some being endowed with knowledge and intelligence. : arrow. Therefore some intelligent being exists by whom all natural things are directed to their end. Hume"s objection: does our world reflect a supremely intelligent.
