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Natural Theology

by William PALEY (1743 - 1805)

Chapter 3: Application of the Argument, part 1

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

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Listen next episodes of Natural Theology:
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 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 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