WorksheetsAH Aquinas and Paley (Hinge)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Teleological arguments always contain... (select all that apply)
a priori claims
empirical premises
analytic premises
a posteriori claims
Why is it misleading to refer to Aquinas and Paley's arguments as 'arguments from design'?
According to Aquinas how do we know that natural bodies act with purpose?
They always, or nearly always, act in the same way to obtain the best result
They always act in the same way to obtain the best result
Aquinas AND Paley's arguments are...
(a)
What key premise does Aquinas use from Aristotle's thought?
the view that human beings have a purpose
the view that everything on Earth has a purpose
the view that everything in the universe has a purpose
the view that everything has a function aimed at some purpose
What analogy does Aquinas use to illustrate his argument?
An archer must direct an arrow to its target
A dragon must direct their fire towards a building
A watch must be made by a watch-maker
A flower must be positioned to face the sun.
Which of Aquinas' premises would Aristotle disagree with?
'things that lack intelligence, such as living organisms, have an end'
'anything which exhibits complex features must have been designed'
'things that lack intelligence cannot move toward their end unless directed by an intelligent being'
'things with little intelligence must be directed toward their end by something more intelligent'
What is it about the watch that demands explanation in a way a stone does not? Select all that apply.
several parts which fit together
several parts working to produce motion
the intricate relation of several parts
it looks like it's been designed
What possibility does P2 of Paley's argument reject?
there could be multiple designers
natural objects could arise by chance
certain features of the world could arise by chance
the complexity, intricacy and purpose of objects in the universe could arise by chance
Paley anticipated four objections to his argument. If successful, what damage would they do?
