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Argument From Design

The Argument From Design is an argumentative inference in natural theology that posits evidence of purposeful arrangement and systemic complexity in the natural world as indicative of an intelligent designer, thereby distinguishing it from other theological arguments by grounding divine existence in observed order and functionality.

35

Publications

1.3K

Citations

39

Authors

24

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4

Variants

Teleological Argument

Parents

Publications

35

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Authors

39

  1. HD
    Helen De Cruz

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    2 publications · 35 citations

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  2. JD
    Johan De Smedt

    Ghent University, Belgium

    2 publications · 35 citations

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  3. RS
    Richard Swinburne

    Thiel College, United States

    1 publications · 231 citations

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  4. LH
    Lisa Hill

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    1 publications · 188 citations

    1

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  5. EC
    Eugenie C. Scott

    University of Kentucky, United States

    1 publications · 116 citations

    1

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Institutions

24

  1. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    37 citations

  2. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    35 citations

  3. University of Hull

    Hull, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    231 citations

  4. University of Winnipeg

    Winnipeg, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    46 citations

  5. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  6. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  7. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  8. William Paterson University

    Wayne, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

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Venues

  1. Philosophy

    2 publications · 241 citations

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  2. Religious Studies

    2 publications · 55 citations

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  4. Annual Review of Anthropology

    1 publications · 116 citations

    1

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  5. American Psychologist

    1 publications · 57 citations

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