Philosophy Key Words 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? PhilosophyArguments for the Existence of GodA2/A-levelAQA Created by: IzzyCobbCreated on: 22-01-22 12:13 A Prioi A concept is known independent of any experience, it is inherently understood. 1 of 20 A posteriori A concept known based on experience. Known through scenses such as sight or touch 2 of 20 Deductive Reasoning If the premises are true, then it would be impossible for the conclusion to be false. 3 of 20 Inductive Reasoning Gives new knowledge about what is probably true 4 of 20 Teleological (telos) Purpose 5 of 20 Reason Human ability to work out the truth 6 of 20 Faith Human ability to believe in something without logical proof for its existence 7 of 20 Fideism Relying on faith alone as a philosophical position 8 of 20 Cosmos The space - time unviverse 9 of 20 Contingency The idea of something being dependant on something elsein order to exist 10 of 20 Ex Nihilo The earth was created out of nothing by God 11 of 20 Necessary Being A being whom all other eing depend on for their existence 12 of 20 Synthetic Propositions Known on the basis pf experience 13 of 20 Analytic Propositions Known on the basis of logic and reason alone 14 of 20 Ontological The essence of something 15 of 20 Necessary Truth A proposition that could not possibly be faulse 16 of 20 Contingent Truth A truth that is dependant on something else, so therefore may not be false 17 of 20 Blik R.H. Hare - a frame of reference through which everything is interpreted. 18 of 20 Empiricism A belief that the true knowledge is gained via observation through the 5 scences 19 of 20 Emperasist Someone who only belives in physical evidence 20 of 20
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