William Paley
Philosopher, Author
1743 – 1805
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Who was William Paley?
William Paley was an English clergyman, Christian apologist, philosopher, and utilitarian. He is best known for his natural theology exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his work Natural Theology: or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, which made use of the watchmaker analogy.
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- Born
- Jul 14, 1743
Peterborough - Religion
- Anglicanism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Christ's College, Cambridge
- University of Cambridge
- Giggleswick School
- Lived in
- England
- Died
- May 25, 1805
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on July 23, 2013
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