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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT

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Teleological argument is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

teleological argument

Teleological argument

A teleological or physico-theological argument, also known as an argument from design, is an argument for the existence of God or, more generally, for an intelligent creator "based on perceived evidence of deliberate design in the natural or physical world". The earliest version of this argument probably arose in Ancient Greece, and appeared as natural theology in England from the sixteenth century onwards in the writings of men such as William Turner, John Ray and William Paley. They often used the watchmaker analogy in making the argument. Teleology is today central to the creationist religious concepts of creation science and intelligent design, which are presented with the claim that these are alternative scientific explanations in opposition to evolution.

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Synonyms and antonyms of teleological argument in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

目的论的说法
1,325 millions of speakers

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argumento teleológico
570 millions of speakers

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teleological argument
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टेलिअलोजिकल तर्क
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الحجة الغائية
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телеологический аргумент
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argumento teleológico
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জাগতিক যুক্তি
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argument téléologique
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Hujah teleologi
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teleologische Argument
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목적 론적 인수
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Argumen teleologis
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lập luận mục đích luận
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தொலைதொடர்பு வாதம்
75 millions of speakers

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टेलिकुलजिकल दगा
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Amaçsal argüman
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argomento teleologico
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телеологічний аргумент
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argument teleologic
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τελεολογικό επιχείρημα
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teleologiese argument
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teleologiska argumentet
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teleologisk argument
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about teleological argument

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT»

Discover the use of teleological argument in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to teleological argument and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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God and Design: The Teleological Argument and Modern Science
This book considers the ways in which perennial questions of origin continue to fascinate and disturb us.
Neil A. Manson, 2003
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Atheism: A Philosophical Justification
The teleological argument is not always construed as an argument from analogy. Indeed, some versions of it, including ones considered in this chapter, do not take this form. In the pages to follow, the teleological arguments of F. R. Tennant, ...
Michael Martin, 1992
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Faith & Reason: Searching for a Rational Faith
As an argument that somehow proves conclusively the existence of the God of the Bible, the teleological argument comes up short. But this hardly means that religious believers should ignore all these signs of apparent design and purpose.
Ronald H. Nash, 1994
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Introducing Apologetics: Cultivating Christian Commitment
Critics of the teleological argument can appeal to Darwinism to conclude that this argument fails. Michael Behe argues against Darwinism on the grounds that some biological systems are irreducibly complex. He also argues that such systems ...
James E. Taylor, 2006
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In Defense of Natural Theology: A Post-Humean Assessment
We begin with a discussion of the classical expression of the teleological argument found in the writings of William Paley and St. Thomas Aquinas. Hume subjected this argument to a criticism that to this day calls classical teleological ...
James F. Sennett, Douglas Groothuis, 2005
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What Caused the Big Bang?
God's Purpose for the Universe and Cosmic Teleology The Teleological Argument or Argument from Design affirms that the observed order of the world provides powerful evidence both for the existence of God and for divine attributes like ...
Rem Blanchard Edwards, 2001
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God
One merit ofPaley's work is that, coming at the end of a long line of defenders and critics of the teleological argument, he is equipped to present a particularly well thought-out version of the argument, which takes into account the common ...
Timothy A. Robinson, 2002
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Hope's Reason: A Journal of Apologetics Vol. 1 No. 1
The “Particularity” Objection Another objection to Premise 1 involves asserting that the teleological argument is too effective. Opponents assert that any universe is equally improbable. The teleological argument is taken as an argument about  ...
Stephen J. Bedard (editor)
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Examining Philosophy and Ethics
The teleological argument is based on the appearance of order, beauty and purpose in the universe. Some like to make the distinction between order and regularity, but one implies the other. The regularity of the seasons, coming from the ...
Patrick J. Clarke, 2002
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The Cosmological Argument
First, the fact about the world from which the Teleological Argument begins is vastly more complicated and, therefore, more difficult to establish by experience than is the fact from which the Cosmological Argument proceeds. The Cosmological ...
William L. Rowe, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT»

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God, religion and fundamentalism: an unholy trinity
There are many arguments for the existence of God – Anselm's ontological argument, the cosmological argument, the teleological argument, the moral argument ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
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The case for intelligent design: Gill pastor sees faith supported by …
Next is the teleological argument. The Greek “teleo” means end or purpose. This states that the order and design of the universe makes it likely, indeed, ... «The Recorder, Jun 15»
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Believe It or Not
Compare, for example, Ruse and Dawkins on the cosmological argument. ... and teleological arguments, as well as those from miracles and from morality. «Commonweal, Apr 15»
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Natural Teleology, Panspermia, and Demarcation…
Like the teleological argument, just no God. That's right, fine turning is not just reserved for theists. I recently came across the term in Thomas Nagel's Mind and ... «Patheos, Apr 14»
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Is robot sex the future of life on Earth? The future of automated …
They were indirectly proposed in 1802, when William Paley formulated the first teleological argument of machines producing other machines. In his book Natural ... «National Post, Jan 14»
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The cumulative arguments for the existence of GOD
In other words this essay will argue for God's existence from the Christians point of view. It is the ..... Way Five: Teleological Argument for the existence of God. «News24, May 13»
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Did I Too Conveniently Omit Mention of Alfred Russel's Wallace …
In fact, there is something to Peter Lamont's argument that spiritualism was ... As such, when we speak of Wallace's scientific prowess, his teleological arguments ... «Discovery Institute, May 13»
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Why Is "Accidental Racist" So Ridiculous? Because Brad Paisley …
... stunningly awkward, wrong-footed thing to hit the Internet since the Insane Clown Posse wrapped an teleological argument for pantheism around magnets. «Phoenix New Times, Apr 13»
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Inside the Mind of C. S. Lewis
There is more than just the Moral Argument for the existence of God. There is the ontological argument, the first cause argument, the teleological argument, and ... «Christian Post, Jan 13»
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Fine-Tuning an Argument and a Universe
Teleological arguments are arguments from the order in the universe to the existence of God. One of the most persuasive, yet least proffered, arguments of this ... «First Things, Oct 10»

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