Teleology - the account of a given thing’s purpose; design and purpose in the world, Design Argument - based on the observation of the apparent order in the universe and the natural world, concluding that the universe is a result of design rather than chance, A posteriori - knowledge gained by logical deductions made from observation and experience of the material world, Inductive arguments - cannot prove, but try to persuade by providing evidence from human experience in support of the conclusion, Analogical arguments - Paley’s design qua purpose argument links the design of a watch with the design of the universe, Synthetic statement - a statement that requires external information, usually empirical data, to verify whether it is true or false, Deductive arguments - depend only on logic and not on experience; if the premises are true, then the conclusion is proved, Analytic statement - a statement that requires only the words within it to verify whether it is true or false; true by definition alone, Empiricism - the belief that knowledge is gained through the senses and evidence that can be tested, Cosmology - an account or theory of the origin and development of the universe, Contingent - depending on something else, Necessary - the opposite of contingent; a being that has no cause and depends on nothing for its continued existence, Ontological Argument - Anselm’s argument God is the greatest possible being, A priori - knowledge that can be gained without human experience, Objective - Not influenced by personal feelings or emotions, Subjective - Based on, or influenced by, personal feelings or emotions, Verifiable - capable of being shown to be true, through the use of evidence, Ontology - dealing with the nature of being,

Philosophy: key words and definitions

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