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William Paley
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Christian apologist, natural theologian, utilitarian; (1743-1805)
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- Works
- 84
Top works
- Paley's law and practice of summary convictions under the Summary Jurisdiction acts, 1848-1884
- Paley's law and practice of summary convictions by justices of the peace
- A treatise on the law of principal and agent
- Paley's Law and practice of summary convictions under the Summary Jurisdictions Acts, 1848-1899
- The law and practice of summary convictions on penal statutes by justices of the peace
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Key facts
- Born
- July 1743, Peterborough , Cambridgeshire , England
- Died
- 25 May 1805 (1805-05-25) (aged 61), Bishopwearmouth , County Durham , England
- Alma mater
- Christ's College, Cambridge
- Known for
- Contributions to moral philosophy , political philosophy , ethics and philosophy of religion
- Awards
- Members' Prize, Cambridge (1765)
- Fields
- Natural theology
- Institutions
- Giggleswick Grammar School , Christ's College, Cambridge , Giggleswick Parish, Carlisle Cathedral , Lincoln Cathedral , Durham Cathedral
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Peterborough
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- University of Cambridge
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Divinity
- Field of work
- natural theology
- Image
- WilliamPaley.jpg
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- date of death
- 1805-05-25
- date of birth
- 1743-07-14
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- William Paley
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- William Paley
- P12749
- Belogorsk
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Encyclopedic overview
William Paley (July 1743 – 25 May 1805) was an English Anglican clergyman, philosopher, and utilitarian. He was at times referred to as a Christian apologist by his critics. He is best known for his natural theology exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his 1802 work Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, which made use of the watchmaker analogy.
Life
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