Philosophy GCSE

Question	Answer
what is a posteriori argument?	An argument that has evidence that has evidence that already exists
what is a priori argument?	it has no evidence and is hypothetical/ based on reason
what is an analytic argument?	an argument that is true by definition
what is a synthetic argument?	you have to see it to believe it
what is an inductive argument?	there is more than one conclusion
what is a deductive argument?	an argument with only one conclusion
what is Aquinas's first way?	the argument from change. 1) everything is observed to change 2) nothing changes itself, anything observed to change is caused to by something else 3) that thing in turn is caused to change by something else, series must have been started by something 4) there is an original unchanging initiator of this series of events, this must be God
what is a premises?	a statement
what is an analogy?	when a similarity is suggested between two things- between something we know and something new and unknown
what is the anthropic principle?	modern version of the design argument by F.R Tennant that argues that God designed the world so that everything was right for human life to develop.
what is the teleological (design) argument?	the argument that God designed the universe because everything is so perfect that it could not have happened by chance.
who was William Paley?	He made a design argument inspired by Aquinas.

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