♥ Three of Hearts
the teleological family
Argument from the Frame of Man
Socrates
Memorabilia
DemonstrativeConcludes that something exists.
- Argument form
- Modus ponens (chained: benefit-serving parts to mind, mind to maker)
- Concludes to
- Intelligent agent (a wise maker who loves living things)
- Premise ground
- Metaphysical (parts serving uses that benefit their possessor are ordered by mind, not chance)
- Modal strength
- Actual
- What it licenses
- Period
- Ancient (c. 370 BC)
- Tradition
- Socratic
Further reading
- Source text, public domain
Memorabiliamemorabilia00xenorich.pdf - A scholarly account
Read an exposition of the argument - A principal objection
Read the objection in full
This formulation is ours, composed from the primary source and compressed to fit the card; the argument admits of other statements. Objections have been made to every argument in the deck; where one is linked above, it is chosen by us, not written by us.
ergocards.com/frame-of-man
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