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词汇 teleological argument
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Definition of teleological argument in English:

teleological argument

noun
Philosophy
  • The argument for the existence of God from the evidence of order, and hence design, in nature.

    〔哲〕(上帝存在的)目的论论证。比较COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT 和ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT

    Compare with cosmological argument and ontological argument
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The most important of those proofs were the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, and the teleological argument.
    • What about the various arguments that have been proposed for the existence of God - the traditional cosmological and teleological arguments for example?
    • It explains how to understand power laws, the Gaia hypothesis, and ‘self-organized criticality’ without devolving into reification, teleological argument, appeals to the mystical, or other intellectual short-cuts.
    • So it is very hard to see how the teleological argument, any more than the cosmological, can overturn the argument from evil.
    • Apocalyptic narratives of nations, immersed in teleological arguments, necessarily introduce the problem of majorities and minorities, of insiders and outsiders.

Definition of teleological argument in US English:

teleological argument

nounˌtelēəˈläjikəl
Philosophy
  • The argument for the existence of God from the evidence of order, and hence design, in nature.

    〔哲〕(上帝存在的)目的论论证。比较COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT 和ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT

    Compare with argument from design, cosmological argument, and ontological argument
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It explains how to understand power laws, the Gaia hypothesis, and ‘self-organized criticality’ without devolving into reification, teleological argument, appeals to the mystical, or other intellectual short-cuts.
    • The most important of those proofs were the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, and the teleological argument.
    • So it is very hard to see how the teleological argument, any more than the cosmological, can overturn the argument from evil.
    • What about the various arguments that have been proposed for the existence of God - the traditional cosmological and teleological arguments for example?
    • Apocalyptic narratives of nations, immersed in teleological arguments, necessarily introduce the problem of majorities and minorities, of insiders and outsiders.
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