One of the most influential Christian philosophers of his day, William Paley possessed exceptional reasoning and writing abilities which are best on display in The Works of William Paley (4 vols.). Known primarily for his contributions in ethics, philosophy, and natural theology, many of his works were used as textbooks at Cambridge, being widely used even until the 1920s.
This volume contains an extensive 260-page biography, detailing William Paley’s upbringing as the son of an Anglican clergyman to his rise to fame as a leading scholar and philosopher of his day.
Also included is Paley’s most important work, Natural Theology. Paley’s famous Watchmaker Analogy serves as the introduction to his in-depth treatise on the teleological argument for the existence of God. Anyone who is studying or interested in apologetics, especially the ontological arguments, should begin here. Throughout the work he argues that the complexity of the created order stands as demonstrable proof for the existence of a creator. In his autobiography, Charles Darwin famously stated that Paley’s Natural Theology was one of cornerstones of his education.
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