TY - BOOK ID - 649198 TI - An Introduction to Design Arguments PY - 2014 SN - 9781107005341 9780521183031 9780511793882 1107005345 0521183030 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Metaphysics KW - teleology KW - Teleology KW - Creationism KW - Argumentation KW - Philosophy and science KW - Design in natural phenomena, Study of KW - Final cause KW - Philosophy KW - Causation KW - Evolution KW - Necessity (Philosophy) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:649198 AB - The history of design arguments stretches back to before Aquinas, who claimed that things which lack intelligence nevertheless act for an end to achieve the best result. Although science has advanced to discredit this claim, it remains true that many biological systems display remarkable adaptations of means to ends. Versions of design arguments have persisted over the centuries and have culminated in theories that propose an intelligent designer of the universe. This volume is the only comprehensive survey of 2,000 years of debate, drawing on both historical and modern literature to identify, clarify and assess critically the many forms of design argument for the existence of God. It provides a neutral, informative account of the topic from antiquity to Darwin, and includes concise primers on probability and cosmology. It will be of great value to upper-level undergraduates and graduates in philosophy of religion, theology, and philosophy of science. ER -