Philosophy A-Level
Kalām cosmological argument
What Kalām cosmological argument means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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An argument from temporal causation: whatever begins to exist has a cause, the universe began to exist, so the universe has a cause, which is identified with God.
Topics that use Kalām cosmological argument
- Arguments relating to the existence of God (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Actual versus potential infinity
- Agency and causation as the distinguishing criterion
- Analogical and inductive reasoning
- Anselm's argument and its revival by Malcolm
- Argument from analogy
- Atemporal causation
- Cleanthes's design inference
- Conceivability and possibility
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