{"product_id":"the-ninth-bridgewater-treatise-paperback-9781108000000","title":"The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108000000","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Ninth Bridgewater Treatise\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this 1837 book, Babbage, the 'father of the computer', argues that science and religion are not diametrically opposed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Babbage (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108000000, 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\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.33 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\"\u003eCharles Babbage (1791-1871) was an English mathematician, philosopher and mechanical engineer who invented the concept of a programmable computer. From 1828 to 1839 he was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, a position whose holders have included Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking. A proponent of natural religion, he published The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise in 1837 as his personal response to The Bridgewater Treatises, a series of books on theology and science that had recently appeared. Disputing the claim that science disfavours religion, Babbage wrote 'that there exists no such fatal collision between the words of Scripture and the facts of nature'. He argues on the basis of reason and experience alone, drawing a parallel between his work on the calculating engine and God as the divine programmer of the universe. Eloquently written, and underpinned by mathematical arguments, The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise is a landmark work of natural theology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Nature of the argument\u003cbr\u003e 2 Argument in favour of design from the changing of laws in natural events\u003cbr\u003e 3. Argument to show that the doctrines in the preceding chapter do not lead to fatalism\u003cbr\u003e 4. On the account of the creation, in the first chapter of Genesis\u003cbr\u003e 5. Further view of the same subject\u003cbr\u003e 6. Of the desire of immortality\u003cbr\u003e 7. On time\u003cbr\u003e 8. Argument from laws intermitting\u003cbr\u003e 9. On the permanent impression of our words and actions on the globe we inhabit\u003cbr\u003e 10. On Hume's argument against miracles\u003cbr\u003e 11. A priori argument in favour of the occurrence of miracles\u003cbr\u003e 12. Thoughts on the nature of future punishments\u003cbr\u003e 13. Reflections on free will\u003cbr\u003e 14. Thoughts on the origins of evil\u003cbr\u003e 15. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20religion%20%5BHRAB%5D%22\"\u003eHRAB\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":46265893617944,"sku":"9781108000000","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108000000i_6ba5fa00-0e9b-4ddb-ac75-d493426058fb.jpg?v=1694866992","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-ninth-bridgewater-treatise-paperback-9781108000000","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}