Zayd Boucaud
Professor Sarah Allen
Philosophy
December 4, 2017
"Cleanthes' Argument from Design" This essay will divulge into the deeper meaning of Cleanthes’ argument from design, with an explanation of not only his views, but the opposition’s as well (with a further understanding about why his argument may be proven invalid.) Cleanthes’ premises (leading to his valid conclusion) will have further, more simple explanations that will show his own reasoning in favor of God’s existence.) Flaws in his argument will be displayed subsequently, which will lead to the conclusion of his argument overall: ample validity but simply lacking soundness.
“Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion” is a philosophical work written by David Hume. In this book, he proceeds to consult and provide arguments in favor of God’s existence. All of his arguments are supported with premises spoken through the philosophers in his book (this esay on Cleanthes’s argument). In his argument, Cleanthes clams that the universe is a complex machine which has a plethora of ‘natural’ machines. These machines, both human and natural, all have a mans of working towards a common end. Due to this common end, and the fat that human machines have a human …show more content…
Here, the philosopher Cleanthes uses an inductive argument to lead to his conclusion: that God in fact exists. Unlike deductive arguments, inductive arguments offer conclusions that not are not only supported by its premises, but may be weakened by the generalizations that are drawn which might not be true in any similar circumstances. For example, there may be an argument which states the following, “A majority of the students who attend Dawson are vegan. Therefore, Lucas, who is also a student a Dawson, is a vegan as
Professor Sarah Allen
Philosophy
December 4, 2017
"Cleanthes' Argument from Design" This essay will divulge into the deeper meaning of Cleanthes’ argument from design, with an explanation of not only his views, but the opposition’s as well (with a further understanding about why his argument may be proven invalid.) Cleanthes’ premises (leading to his valid conclusion) will have further, more simple explanations that will show his own reasoning in favor of God’s existence.) Flaws in his argument will be displayed subsequently, which will lead to the conclusion of his argument overall: ample validity but simply lacking soundness.
“Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion” is a philosophical work written by David Hume. In this book, he proceeds to consult and provide arguments in favor of God’s existence. All of his arguments are supported with premises spoken through the philosophers in his book (this esay on Cleanthes’s argument). In his argument, Cleanthes clams that the universe is a complex machine which has a plethora of ‘natural’ machines. These machines, both human and natural, all have a mans of working towards a common end. Due to this common end, and the fat that human machines have a human …show more content…
Here, the philosopher Cleanthes uses an inductive argument to lead to his conclusion: that God in fact exists. Unlike deductive arguments, inductive arguments offer conclusions that not are not only supported by its premises, but may be weakened by the generalizations that are drawn which might not be true in any similar circumstances. For example, there may be an argument which states the following, “A majority of the students who attend Dawson are vegan. Therefore, Lucas, who is also a student a Dawson, is a vegan as