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An introduction to design arguments /
Jantzen, Benjamin C.
An introduction to design arguments / Benjamin C. Jantzen. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014. - xvi, 335 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Cambridge introductions to philosophy .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
This book surveys two millennia of debate, drawing on both historical and contemporary literature, to provide a critical analysis of the various design arguments for the existence of God. It is intended for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in philosophy of religion, theology, and philosophy of science.
9780521183031
Teleology.
124 / JAN
An introduction to design arguments / Benjamin C. Jantzen. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014. - xvi, 335 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Cambridge introductions to philosophy .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
This book surveys two millennia of debate, drawing on both historical and contemporary literature, to provide a critical analysis of the various design arguments for the existence of God. It is intended for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in philosophy of religion, theology, and philosophy of science.
9780521183031
Teleology.
124 / JAN