A Natural History Of Natural Theology
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Natural Theology
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Author : William Paley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1802
Natural Theology written by William Paley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1802 with Natural history categories.
A Natural History Of Natural Theology
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Author : Helen De Cruz
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2024-06-11
A Natural History Of Natural Theology written by Helen De Cruz and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-11 with Science categories.
An examination of the cognitive foundations of intuitions about the existence and attributes of God. Questions about the existence and attributes of God form the subject matter of natural theology, which seeks to gain knowledge of the divine by relying on reason and experience of the world. Arguments in natural theology rely largely on intuitions and inferences that seem natural to us, occurring spontaneously—at the sight of a beautiful landscape, perhaps, or in wonderment at the complexity of the cosmos—even to a nonphilosopher. In this book, Helen De Cruz and Johan De Smedt examine the cognitive origins of arguments in natural theology. They find that although natural theological arguments can be very sophisticated, they are rooted in everyday intuitions about purpose, causation, agency, and morality. Using evidence and theories from disciplines including the cognitive science of religion, evolutionary ethics, evolutionary aesthetics, and the cognitive science of testimony, they show that these intuitions emerge early in development and are a stable part of human cognition. De Cruz and De Smedt analyze the cognitive underpinnings of five well-known arguments for the existence of God: the argument from design, the cosmological argument, the moral argument, the argument from beauty, and the argument from miracles. Finally, they consider whether the cognitive origins of these natural theological arguments should affect their rationality.
The Natural History Of Religion
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Author : Hume, David
language : en
Publisher: Aegitas
Release Date : 2017-04-20
The Natural History Of Religion written by Hume, David and has been published by Aegitas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-20 with Philosophy categories.
Hume's Natural History of Religion may, with his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion be held to mark the beginning of the Philosophy of Religion. Not so clearly a text illustrating modern technology—indeed in its own day it was regarded as skeptical and subversive—the Natural History is remarkably illustrative of the development of religious thought and is a brilliant philosophical contribution to the interpretation of religion.
Natural Theology
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Author : William Paley
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-04-17
Natural Theology written by William Paley and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-17 with Philosophy categories.
William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. This edition sets his work in the context of the theological, philosophical, and scientific debates of the nineteenth century.
Natural Theology Or Evidences Of The Existence And Attributes Of The Deity Collected From The Appearances Of Nature
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Author : William Paley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1837
Natural Theology Or Evidences Of The Existence And Attributes Of The Deity Collected From The Appearances Of Nature written by William Paley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1837 with Apologetics categories.
Natural Theology Illustrated
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Author : William Paley
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-10-31
Natural Theology Illustrated written by William Paley and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-31 with categories.
Paley's examination of Christian theology identifies and attributes aspects of human physiology to divine creation, arguing that the appearance of man itself is a basis upon which we can determine the existence of God. This edition includes the author's anatomical illustrations. The book commences with the famous watchmaker analogy - the proposition that if you find a watch, you must assume there is a watchmaker. Going further, Paley points out that such a maker must have specifics of design in mind, and intentions for his creation. It follows therefore that all animals and humankind, as complex organisms, are creations; the middle chapters of the book sequentially examine aspects of human and creature anatomy which support this assertion. Paley conducts a wide-ranging investigation, wherein plants, birds, insects, mammals, humans and others are shown to be peculiar and thus a part of God's creation. The distinctness of certain organs, the valves of the heart, the intricacy of the skeletal musculature, and - in insects - the stings of wasps and probosces of bees, are cited in support of the overarching argument. Finally the astronomical heavens are mentioned as a sign of the creator's dazzling and intricate ability. The later chapters of the book are more overtly theological in tone; in particular, Paley is concerned with the personality of God. What attributes the creator might have, how great his abilities of planning and arrangement are, and how his being is essentially good since his creations can experience happiness and enjoy their existences. In the modern day, Natural Theology continues to be consulted both by creationists and by those seeking to understand the arguments of creationism. It is also read by modern scientists and atheists, that they may understand and counter the creationist arguments they disagree with.
Natural Theology
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Author : William Paley
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2013-09
Natural Theology written by William Paley and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Natural Theology
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-02-24
Natural Theology written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-24 with History categories.
Natural Theology
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Author : William Paley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-02
Natural Theology written by William Paley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02 with History categories.
More than two hundred years ago, Dr. William Paley wrote a series of books that marshaled evidence for the Christian faith. His books were often required reading at major institutions of learning. Believers and unbelievers alike wrestled with Paley's arguments and his compelling presentation of them. Paley's Natural Theology was one of those books. In it, he showed from biology and human anatomy that the argument for design was a clear and self-evident inference from the facts, and from that point of departure proposed that only a designer God could adequately account for those facts. His famous analogy from an intricate watch to the required deduction that there exists a watchmaker persists to this day. When evolutionary theory rose to dominance, it was thought that Paley's views on 'intelligent design' had been fully put to rest. However, each new generation discovers anew that evolutionary theory requires them to accept as true what appears, on its face, to be patently absurd: that immense complexity, surpassing in its apparent genius what 1,000 human geniuses cannot create was nonetheless the product of unguided, intrinsically dumb, natural forces. Unsatisfied, they consider the alternatives. The argument is sure to rage for another two hundred years and Dr. Paley's Natural Theology will prove to be relevant then as it is relevant today, advances in our understanding of biology notwithstanding, and, actually, because of those very same advances. "I do not think I hardly ever admired a book more than Paley's Natural Theology: I could almost formerly have said it by heart." Charles Darwin, 1859.
The Natural History Of Creation
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Author : M. Corey
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 1995-05-09
The Natural History Of Creation written by M. Corey and has been published by University Press of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-05-09 with Religion categories.
The Natural History of Creation is the third and final installment in M.A. Corey's natural theology series. This remarkable trilogy—the first of its kind in this century—has worked in tandem with the findings of modern science to help spearhead the rebirth of the natural theology movement around the world.