Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Jeremiah, William Paley and Oswald Veblen

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic
10247 We have no adequate logic at the moment, so mathematicians must create one [Veblen]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State
7346 Jeremiah implied a link between weakness and goodness, and the evil of the state [Jeremiah, by Johnson,P]
28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections
22920 Do I not fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord [Jeremiah]
28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof
21277 Even an imperfect machine can exhibit obvious design [Paley]
21275 Unlike a stone, the parts of a watch are obviously assembled in order to show the time [Paley]
21276 From the obvious purpose and structure of a watch we must infer that it was designed [Paley]
21357 No organ shows purpose more obviously than the eyelid [Paley]
21278 All the signs of design found in a watch are also found in nature [Paley]
28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 3. Deism
22089 Am I a God afar off, and not a God close at hand? [Jeremiah]