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Natural Theology

Natural Theology

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Number of Chapters: 32

Length: 11 hours and 17 minutes

Language: English

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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Dedication and Chapter 1: State of the Argument (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 2: State of the Argument Continued (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 3: Application of the Argument, part 1 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 3: Application of the Argument, part 2 (Barry Ganong)
Chapters 4 and 5: Of the Succession of Plants and Animals, and Application of the Argument Continued (Barry Ganong)
Chapters 6 and 7: The Argument Cumulative, and Of the Mechanical and Immechanical Parts and Functions of Animals and Vegetables (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 8: Of Mechanical Arrangement in the Human Frame – Of the Bones, part 1 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 8: Of Mechanical Arrangement in the Human Frame – Of the Bones, part 2 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 9: Of the Muscles (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 10: Of the Vessels of Animal Bodies, part 1 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 10: Of the Vessels of Animal Bodies, part 2 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 11: Of the Animal Structure Regarded as a Mass (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 12: Comparative Anatomy, part 1 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 12: Comparative Anatomy, part 2 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 13: Peculiar Organizations (Barry Ganong)
Chapters 14 and 15: Prospective Contrivances, and Relations (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 16: Compensation (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 17: The Relation of Animated Bodies to Inanimate Nature (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 18: Instincts (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 19: Of Insects (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 20: Of Plants (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 21: Of the Elements (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 22: Astronomy, part 1 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 22: Astronomy, part 2 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 23: Of the Personality of the Deity, part 1 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 23: Of the Personality of the Deity, part 2 (Barry Ganong)
Chapters 24 and 25: Of the Natural Attributes of the Deity, and Of the Unity of the Deity (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 1 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 2 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 3 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 4 (Barry Ganong)
Chapter 27: Conclusion (Barry Ganong)
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