Natural Theology

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Christianity - Other, Nature, Life Sciences

Authors: William Paley In Year : 1830

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Natural Theology

Dedication and Chapter 1: State of the Argument
Chapter 2: State of the Argument Continued
Chapter 3: Application of the Argument, part 1
Chapter 3: Application of the Argument, part 2
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
Chapter 8: Of Mechanical Arrangement in the Human Frame – Of the Bones, part 1
Chapter 8: Of Mechanical Arrangement in the Human Frame – Of the Bones, part 2
Chapter 9: Of the Muscles
Chapter 10: Of the Vessels of Animal Bodies, part 1
Chapter 10: Of the Vessels of Animal Bodies, part 2
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
Chapters 14 and 15: Prospective Contrivances, and Relations
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 23: Of the Personality of the Deity, part 2
Chapters 24 and 25: Of the Natural Attributes of the Deity, and Of the Unity of the Deity
Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 1
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 27: Conclusion

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