Natural Theology: or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Diety, Collected From the Appearances of Nature.
Hardcover
1836 · Oxford
by Paley, William
Oxford: J. Vincent, 1836. Third Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo. Two volumes. Previous owner's large bookplate: The Mark Skinner Library, Manchester Vermont, 1897. Illustrated with the Plates and Explanatory notes of James Paxton.19th century full leather bindings, gilt spines in six compartments, labels in red and green. A nice set.
A central work from the orthodox position of the challenges faced by evolutionary revisionism. While the 'argument from design' was hardly orginal, Paley gave it new life: "...the directness and clarity of his approach makes it perhaps the most effective statement of the external evidence of Christianity ever written." (Inventory #: JC14397)
A central work from the orthodox position of the challenges faced by evolutionary revisionism. While the 'argument from design' was hardly orginal, Paley gave it new life: "...the directness and clarity of his approach makes it perhaps the most effective statement of the external evidence of Christianity ever written." (Inventory #: JC14397)