{"product_id":"the-religious-philosopher-2-volume-set-or-the-right-use-of-contemplating-the-works-of-the-creator-9781108077514","title":"The Religious Philosopher 2 Volume Set; Or, The Right Use of Contemplating the Works of the Creator (Multiple-component retail product) 9781108077514","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Religious Philosopher 2 Volume Set\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, The Right Use of Contemplating the Works of the Creator\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReissued in its 1724 English translation, this two-volume work by a Dutch philosopher influenced the natural theology of William Paley.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBernard Nieuwentyt (Author), John Chamberlayne (Translated by), J. T. Desaguliers (Preface by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108077514, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMultiple-component retail product, published 13 November 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e722 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 3.8 cm, 1.15 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\"\u003eOriginally published in Dutch in 1715, this two-volume work by the philosopher and theologian Bernard Nieuwentyt (1654–1718) is reissued here in the 1724 third edition of the English translation by John Chamberlayne (1668\/9–1723). The book seeks to persuade both Christians and atheists that scientific examination of the natural world is compatible with religious belief. According to Chamberlayne, Nieuwentyt published this illustrated work to 'magnify the Wisdom and Goodness of God' while challenging those who did not see proof of the divine in nature. The work is known to have influenced the natural theology of the English philosopher William Paley (1743–1805), whose famous analogy of the watchmaker is believed to have been taken directly from Nieuwentyt. Arguing against the rationalist philosophy of Spinoza, Volume 1 defends natural theology and presents a series of detailed empirical 'contemplations' which are then continued in Volume 2.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVolume 1: The introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Of the vanity of all worldly things\u003cbr\u003e 2. Of all that is visible, and of our selves in particular\u003cbr\u003e 3. Of some particulars in the mouth\u003cbr\u003e 4. Of the throat, stomach, and bowels\u003cbr\u003e 5. Of the venae lacteae, and ductus chylicus\u003cbr\u003e 6. Of the heart\u003cbr\u003e 7. Of respiration\u003cbr\u003e 8. Of the structure of the veins\u003cbr\u003e 9. Of the nerves, and briefly of the lymphatick vessels, glands, and membranes\u003cbr\u003e 10. Of the muscles\u003cbr\u003e 11. Of the bones\u003cbr\u003e 12. Of the sight\u003cbr\u003e 13. Of the hearing\u003cbr\u003e 14. Of the senses of tasting, smelling and feeling\u003cbr\u003e 15. Of the union of the soul and body, of the imagination and memory\u003cbr\u003e 16. Of the humane passions or inclinations, and briefly of procreation\u003cbr\u003e 17. Of the air\u003cbr\u003e 18. Of meteors. Volume 2: 19. Of water\u003cbr\u003e 20. Of the earth\u003cbr\u003e 21. Of fire\u003cbr\u003e 22. Of beasts, fowls, and fishes\u003cbr\u003e 23. Of plants\u003cbr\u003e 24. Of the visible heavens\u003cbr\u003e 25. Of the unspeakable number, and unconceivable smallness of the particles of which the universe consists\u003cbr\u003e 26. Of certain laws of nature\u003cbr\u003e 27. Of some chymical laws of nature\u003cbr\u003e 28. Of the possibility of the resurrection\u003cbr\u003e 29. Of the unknown things.\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":46266196787480,"sku":"9781108077514","price":54.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108077514i.jpg?v=1696751637","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-religious-philosopher-2-volume-set-or-the-right-use-of-contemplating-the-works-of-the-creator-9781108077514","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}