Timeline
Lifetime:
1743 -
1805
Passed: ≈
219 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
William Paley
Books by William Paley
Natural Theology
Philosophy
Non-Fiction
Religion
Science
Universe
Adaptation
Teleology
Natural theology
Design argument
Creationism
Watchmaker analogy
Divine purpose
Order in nature
Evidence of God
Complexity
Argument from design
In *Natural Theology*, William Paley presents a classic argument for the existence of God based on the intricate design observed in the natural world. Paley, drawing inspiration from the intricate workings of a watch, argues that the complexity and o...