Arguments for the existence of God (Ontological, Teleological, Moral, Cosmological) Flashcards
Analytic
a statement that contains the truth needed to verify it within the statement itself
Synthetic
a statement which needs external evidence to verify if it’s true/false
Necessary
must exist, cannot not exist
Predicate
a quality or property of an object: something that adds to its description
Contingent
depends on something else for its existence, can cease to exist
Ockham’s Razor
do not multiply entities beyond necessity; the simplest explanation is the best
Infinite Regress
a chain of events going backwards forever
Aquinas’ Five Ways
motion, cause, contingency (cosmological)
morality
design (teleological)
Telos
end, result, purpose
Design qua Regularity
design ‘as relating to’ the regular cycles and natural laws of the world
Design qua Purpose
design ‘as relating to’ purpose
Id, Ego and Superego
desires, reasoning/balancing of id/superego shaped by external influences
Postulate
a possible solution; assumption
Summum Bonum
highest good, where virtue and happiness coincide
Oedipus Complex
suppressed guilt from child wanting mother
