Author
William Paley
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford World's Classics
Published
April 2008
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'The consciousness of knowing little, need not beget a distrust of that which he does not know.' In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. Famously beginning by comparing the world to a watch, whose design is self-evident, he goes on to provide examples from biology, anatomy, and astronomy in order to demonstrate the intricacy and ingenuity of design that could only come from a wise and benevolent deity. Paley's legalistic approach and skilful use of metaphor and analogy were hugely successful, and equally controversial. Charles Darwin, whose investigations led to very different conclusions in the Origin of Species, was greatly influenced by the book's cumulative structure and accessible style. This edition reprints the original text of 1802, and sets the book in the context of the theological, philosophical, and scientific debates of the nineteenth century.
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Author
William Paley
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford World's Classics
Published
April 2008
Weight
270g
Page Count
384
Dimensions
130 x 196 x 17 mm
ISBN
9780199535750
ISBN-10
0199535752
Eden Code
1134893
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Author/Creator: William Paley
ISBN: 9780199535750
Publisher: Oxford World's Classics
Release Date: April 2008
Weight: 270g
Dimensions: 130 x 196 x 17 mm
Eden Code: 1134893
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