Hume 1 Design argument is poor induction Deduction True if A then B True A A therefore B Induction Many A s are B s A This is probably a B Good induction like to like o Example 2 bears from the same area are likely to be the same type of bear o Paley is making an induction to a natural event 2 Design argument is anthropocentric a Human centered perspective 3 Why not an internal cause supernatural external a There could be a natural cause Naturalism American Indian 15000 years ago a land bridge opened between Siberia and North America Land ethic conserve resources in response to near extinction Metaphysics All things are alive and related o Humans Animals Plants and inorganic earth and water Aesthetics Beauty is highly regarded Ex a sunrise etc Totem poles merger of reality and art Pottery Dances and rituals Western Philosophy v Indian Philosophy Western Atomistic Mechanistic Inert Dead Soul v Body Hierarchical Indian Organic Alive Holistic the universe is a single fabric Soul and Body inter penetrate Egalitarian all are equal
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