Philosophy- Cosmological argument Flashcards
1
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Motion
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the process by which an object acquires a new form
2
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Infinite regression
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a chain of events that goes backwards forever
3
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Efficient cause
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that which causes change and motion to start or stop. In many cases, its the thing that brings something about
4
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Beings
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not just human beings but anything that has property
5
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Property
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nature or character
6
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Contingent beings
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beings that depend upon something else for their existence
7
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Necessary beings
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beings which, if they exist, can’t exist; beings which aren’t dependent on any other for their existence
8
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Principle of sufficent reason
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there is some sort of explanation, known or unknown, for everything
9
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Actual infinity
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a completed unity e.g. an actual infinity of time would be an infinite number of moments in the past and future
