William Paley
Biographic Data
| ID | 10656078 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Paley |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Paley |
| SIGNATURE | PALEY W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1802 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
A major philosophical mind in his day, William Paley (1743–1805) wrote in a lucid style that made complex ideas more accessible to a wide readership. This work, first published in 1785, was based on the lectures he gave on moral philosophy at Christ's College, Cambridge. Cited in parliamentary debates and remaining on the syllabus at Cambridge into the twentieth century, it stands as one of the most influential texts to emerge from the Enlightenm…
View of the Evidences of Christianity
A View of the Evidences of Christianity
This two-volume book by the philosopher and theologian William Paley, published in 1794, was considered so important that it was required reading for Cambridge students (including Charles Darwin) well into the nineteenth century. This classic work of apologetics is divided into three parts in which Paley discusses the historical evidence for Christianity and the miracles of Jesus Christ. He begins volume 1 with the proposition that the original w…
Natural theology
'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 tha…
Natural theology
To give this valuable work a more extended circulation in our Col- leges and High Schools, the Publishers engaged a competent professional gentleman of Boston, to superintend this edition.And they feel confident that his Notes, and those he has selected-the references to the Plates-and his Vocabulary, will be found greatly to enhance the value of the book.They have been at much expense to procure the Il- lustrations ; but as these plates are as n…
Moral and political philosophy.
Natural theology, or, Evidences of the existence and attributes of the Deity
Natural theology, or, Evidences of the existence and attributes of the Deity
IV DEDICATIOlSr. a provision in the Church, as abundantly to satisfy my wants, and much to exceed my pretensions. Your Lordship's munificence, in conjunction with that of some other excellent Prelates, who regarded my services with the partiality with which your Lordship was pleased to consider them, hath since placed me in ecclesiastical situations, more than adequate to every object of reasonable ambition. In the mean time, a weak, and, of late…
Natural theology
Natural theology
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Natural theology
Natural theology
Natural theology, or, Evidences of the existence and attributes of the Deity
IV DEDICATIOlSr. a provision in the Church, as abundantly to satisfy my wants, and much to exceed my pretensions. Your Lordship's munificence, in conjunction with that of some other excellent Prelates, who regarded my services with the partiality with which your Lordship was pleased to consider them, hath since placed me in ecclesiastical situations, more than adequate to every object of reasonable ambition. In the mean time, a weak, and, of late…
Natural theology, or, Evidences of the existence and attributes of the Deity
Moral and political philosophy.
Natural theology
To give this valuable work a more extended circulation in our Col- leges and High Schools, the Publishers engaged a competent professional gentleman of Boston, to superintend this edition.And they feel confident that his Notes, and those he has selected-the references to the Plates-and his Vocabulary, will be found greatly to enhance the value of the book.They have been at much expense to procure the Il- lustrations ; but as these plates are as n…
Natural theology
'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 tha…
A View of the Evidences of Christianity
This two-volume book by the philosopher and theologian William Paley, published in 1794, was considered so important that it was required reading for Cambridge students (including Charles Darwin) well into the nineteenth century. This classic work of apologetics is divided into three parts in which Paley discusses the historical evidence for Christianity and the miracles of Jesus Christ. He begins volume 1 with the proposition that the original w…
View of the Evidences of Christianity
The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
A major philosophical mind in his day, William Paley (1743–1805) wrote in a lucid style that made complex ideas more accessible to a wide readership. This work, first published in 1785, was based on the lectures he gave on moral philosophy at Christ's College, Cambridge. Cited in parliamentary debates and remaining on the syllabus at Cambridge into the twentieth century, it stands as one of the most influential texts to emerge from the Enlightenm…
Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
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