PP111 Lecture Notes - Modus Ponens, Modus Tollens, Unmoved Mover
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William paley-known for the teleological argument for the existence of god. That the complexities of life are too great to not have a prime mover or an omnipotent god. Unmoved mover- described by aristotle to explain metaphysics, described as being perfectly beautiful, indivisible and contemplating only the perfect contemplation. Essentially one of the first thoughts of what god may be. Fallacy of composition- a hasty generalization, the idea is that the fallacy of composition is that of atoms in a table. It must be an illusion that we can see the table because it is illogical that something that is not invisible can be comprised of that which is invisible. Easy example if a runner runs faster, she can win the race. Therefore if all the runners run faster, they can all win the race. Kalam cosmological argument: everything that has a beginning of its existence has a cause of its existence, the universe has a beginning of its existence;
