The Design Argument
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23787530 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elliott Sober (0000-0003-3130-1263) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Design Argument (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/9781108558068 |
| Open Library | OL34718614M |
| ISBN | 9781108558068 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 75 |
This Element analyzes the various forms that design arguments for the existence of God can take, but the main focus is on two such arguments. The first concerns the complex adaptive features that organisms have. Creationists who advance this argument contend that evolution by natural selection cannot be the right explanation. The second design argument - the argument from fine-tuning - begins with the fact that life could not exist in our universe if the constants found in the laws of physics had values that differed more than a little from their actual values. Since probability is the main analytical tool used, the book provides a primer on probability theory.
Creationism · God · God, proof · Intelligent design (Teleology) · Probabilities · Teleological Proof
An Introduction to Design Arguments
Natural theology
The descent of man
Laws and Symmetry
Ockham's Razors
Logic of Statistical Inference
Evidence and Evolution
Primate ecology and social organization
Judgments of and by representativeness
Creationism and Its Critics in Antiquity
I.—On the Notion of Cause
Atheism and Agnosticism
How Not to Detect Design—Critical Notice
Problems With the Argument From Fine Tuning
Redundant Complexity
Likelihood and Consilience
The Fine Structure of Inference to the Best Explanation
Favoring, Likelihoodism, and Bayesianism
Firing Squads and Fine-Tuning
Common Ancestry and Natural Selection
God, Fine-Tuning, and the Problem of Old Evidence
Similarities as Evidence for Common Ancestry
Selection Biases in Likelihood Arguments
Dialogues concerning Natural Religion
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |