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Natural Theology

Natural Theology

by William PALEY (1743 - 1805)

In this early nineteenth-century classic, William Paley assesses how our understanding of nature reflects characteristics of its creator. First published in 1802, the book went through more than twenty editions, remains in print, and is still a reference point in the ongoing conversation about evolution or creation as the better explanation for the appearance of order and design in our universe. - Summary by Barry Ganong


Chapter 3: Application of the Argument, part 2

Chapter 8: Of Mechanical Arrangement in the Human Frame – Of the Bones, part 2

Chapter 10: Of the Vessels of Animal Bodies, part 2

Chapter 23: Of the Personality of the Deity, part 2

Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 2

Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 3

Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 4

Chapter 10: Of the Vessels of Animal Bodies, part 1

Chapter 11: Of the Animal Structure Regarded as a Mass

Chapter 12: Comparative Anatomy, part 1

Chapter 12: Comparative Anatomy, part 2

Chapter 13: Peculiar Organizations

Chapter 16: Compensation

Chapter 17: The Relation of Animated Bodies to Inanimate Nature

Chapter 18: Instincts

Chapter 19: Of Insects

Chapter 2: State of the Argument Continued

Chapter 20: Of Plants

Chapter 21: Of the Elements

Chapter 22: Astronomy, part 1

Chapter 22: Astronomy, part 2

Chapter 23: Of the Personality of the Deity, part 1

Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 1

Chapter 27: Conclusion

Chapter 3: Application of the Argument, part 1

Chapter 8: Of Mechanical Arrangement in the Human Frame – Of the Bones, part 1

Chapter 9: Of the Muscles

Chapters 14 and 15: Prospective Contrivances, and Relations

Chapters 24 and 25: Of the Natural Attributes of the Deity, and Of the Unity of the Deity

Chapters 4 and 5: Of the Succession of Plants and Animals, and Application of the Argument Continued

Chapters 6 and 7: The Argument Cumulative, and Of the Mechanical and Immechanical Parts and Functions of Animals and Vegetables

Dedication and Chapter 1: State of the Argument