Practice

Arguments based on observation: teleological and cosmological

For every argument, know its steps, the strongest objection and the best reply: philosophy essays turn on the exchange.

The lesson: The existence of God

Question 1
In his Fifth Way, why does Aquinas compare natural bodies to an arrow shot by an archer?
Question 2
What does Aquinas mean by motion in the First Way?
Question 3
Which of Hume's points most directly weakens an argument from the universe to a designer by analogy with a human artefact?
Question 4
Which response defends a design argument while accepting that natural selection explains how living things fit their environments?