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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for God
The Design Argument for God (Teleological Argument)

Topical links

William Paley

William Paley
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/p/paley.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Paley, William
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/p.htm#pale)

Brief biography by Garth Kemerling
William Paley
(http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/paley.html)

Account of his influence on Darwin from the Victorian Web
David Hume

David Hume, Life and Writings
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/humelife.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
David Hume: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/hume.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
David Hume
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
History of Philosophy: David Hume
(http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/hume.htm)

Discussion of Hume's life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
David Hume: Writings on Religion
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/humereli.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Hume's Arguments Against Justified Belief in Miracles
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/miracles/#Hum)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Hume links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.asp?PhilCode=Hume)

EpistemeLink link collection

For information on Hume's skepticism and empiricism see the links for Chapter 2.
Arguments for the existence of God

The Existence of God
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06608b.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Arguments For the Existence of God
(http://www.mb-soft.com/believe/text/argument.htm)

Article from BELIEVE Religious Information Source
Argument from design/ teleological argument (overviews and links)

Argument from Design
(http://www.carm.org/dictionary/dic_a-b.htm#Argument%20from%20Design)

Definition from the CARM Dictionary of Theology; scroll down in alphabetical listing
Teleological argument
(http://www.carm.org/dictionary/dic_t.htm#Teleological%20argument)

Definition from the CARM Dictionary of Theology
Argument from design
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/d5.htm#design)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Philosophy of Religion: Design Argument
(http://www.rsweb.org.uk/phil/design.html)

Collection of briefly annotated links from R. A. Bowie (RS-Web)
Argument from design/ teleological argument (more detailed treatment)

The Design Argument
(http://www.stphiliphoward.w-sussex.sch.uk/reintranet/philosophy_1.htm#The%20Design%20Argu... )

Overview from the St. Philip Howard School
The Design Argument
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/designargument.htm)

Discussion from Faithnet
The Argument from Design
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/design.html)

Detailed analysis by Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)
Paley's Watch
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/paleyswatch.htm)

Discussion from Faithnet
Fallacies of Paley's Argument
(http://65.107.211.206/religion/paley2.html)

Criticisms of Paley's version of the design argument by Thomas E. Hart (The Victorian Web)
Teleology
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14474a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article

For a discussion of modern versions of the argument from design appealing to the Anthropic Principle see the "Theories of Our Origins" in the Contemporary Connections links.
Hume's criticisms

Hume's Critiques of the Argument from Design
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/humedesign.htm)

Discussion from Faithnet
Lecture #15: Critiques of the Design Argument: Hume
(http://www.la.utexas.edu/phl356/lec15.html)

Lecture notes by Robert Koons (University of Texas)
Hume on the Cosmological Argument and Argument from Design
(http://brindedcow.umd.edu/236/hume.html)

Analysis by Alan Stairs (University of Maryland)
Hume's Philosophy of Religion: Miracles and Revelation
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/humemiracles.htm)

Discussion from Faithnet

Darwinian objection

See the "Theories of Our Origins" in the Contemporary Connections links.








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