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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154341403321

Autore

Paley William <1743-1805.>

Titolo

Natural theology : or, evidence of the existence and attributes of the deity, collected from the appearances of nature / / William Paley ; edited with an introduction and notes by Matthew D. Eddy and David Knight

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-160476-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxvii, 342 p.)

Collana

Oxford world's classics

Altri autori (Persone)

EddyMatthew <1972->

KnightDavid M

Disciplina

210

Soggetti

Natural theology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

"Reprints the original text of 1802"--P. [4] of cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxii]-xxxv).

Sommario/riassunto

William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. This edition sets his work in the context of the theological, philosophical, and scientific debates of the nineteenth century.