{"product_id":"natural-theology-or-evidences-of-the-existence-and-attributes-of-the-deity-collected-from-the-appearances-of-nature-paperback-9781108003551","title":"Natural Theology; Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108003551","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNatural Theology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis influential book by William Paley (1743–1805) aimed to prove the existence of God as the creator of the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Paley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108003551, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e604 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.4 cm, 0.76 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWilliam Paley (1743–1805) argues for the existence of God as the intelligent creator of the world in this, his last book, published in 1802. He builds on early modern natural theology including the works of John Ray, William Derham, and Bernard Nieuwentyt, and most of his examples are taken from medicine and natural history. Paley uses analogy and metaphors, including a particularly well-written version of the 'watchmaker analogy', to prove that the world is designed and sustained by God. This sixth edition also contains a detailed bibliography, appendices on Paley's courses, and background notes on key figures. It was an influential best-seller throughout the nineteenth century, read by theologians and scientists alike, and reprinted in cheap editions for the middle classes. It inspired many nineteenth-century works on natural theology, including the Bridgewater Treatises (which also appear in this series), and is a landmark of Western thought.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. State of the argument\u003cbr\u003e 2. State of the argument continued\u003cbr\u003e 3. Application of the argument\u003cbr\u003e 4. Of the succession of plants and animals\u003cbr\u003e 5. Application of the argument continued\u003cbr\u003e 6. The argument cumulative\u003cbr\u003e 7. Of the mechanical and immechanical functions of animals and vegetables\u003cbr\u003e 8. Of mechanical arrangement in the human frame—of the bones\u003cbr\u003e 9. Of the muscles\u003cbr\u003e 10. Of the vessels of animal bodies\u003cbr\u003e 11. Of the animal structure regarded as a mass\u003cbr\u003e 12. Comparative anatomy\u003cbr\u003e 13. Peculiar organisations\u003cbr\u003e 14. Prospective contrivances\u003cbr\u003e 15. Relations\u003cbr\u003e 16. Compensations\u003cbr\u003e 17. The relation of animated bodies to inanimate nature\u003cbr\u003e 18. Instincts\u003cbr\u003e 19. Of insects\u003cbr\u003e 20. Of plants\u003cbr\u003e 21. Of the elements\u003cbr\u003e 22. Astronomy\u003cbr\u003e 23. Personality of the Deity\u003cbr\u003e 24. Of the natural attributes of the Deity\u003cbr\u003e 25. Of the unity of the Deity\u003cbr\u003e 26. The goodness of the Deity\u003cbr\u003e 27. Conclusions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265906364696,"sku":"9781108003551","price":40.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108003551i.jpg?v=1694867163","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/natural-theology-or-evidences-of-the-existence-and-attributes-of-the-deity-collected-from-the-appearances-of-nature-paperback-9781108003551","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}