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Natural Theology

William Paley (1743 - 1805)

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

Genre(s): Nature, Christianity - Other, Life Sciences

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Dedication and Chapter 1: State of the Argument	Barry Ganong	00:12:06
Play 02	Chapter 2: State of the Argument Continued	Barry Ganong	00:11:37
Play 03	Chapter 3: Application of the Argument, part 1	Barry Ganong	00:25:33
Play 04	Chapter 3: Application of the Argument, part 2	Barry Ganong	00:13:10
Play 05	Chapters 4 and 5: Of the Succession of Plants and Animals, and Application of the Argument Continued	Barry Ganong	00:30:04
Play 06	Chapters 6 and 7: The Argument Cumulative, and Of the Mechanical and Immechanical Parts and Functions of Animals and Vegetables	Barry Ganong	00:20:15
Play 07	Chapter 8: Of Mechanical Arrangement in the Human Frame – Of the Bones, part 1	Barry Ganong	00:21:44
Play 08	Chapter 8: Of Mechanical Arrangement in the Human Frame – Of the Bones, part 2	Barry Ganong	00:16:07
Play 09	Chapter 9: Of the Muscles	Barry Ganong	00:31:21
Play 10	Chapter 10: Of the Vessels of Animal Bodies, part 1	Barry Ganong	00:21:21
Play 11	Chapter 10: Of the Vessels of Animal Bodies, part 2	Barry Ganong	00:24:54
Play 12	Chapter 11: Of the Animal Structure Regarded as a Mass	Barry Ganong	00:32:30
Play 13	Chapter 12: Comparative Anatomy, part 1	Barry Ganong	00:20:39
Play 14	Chapter 12: Comparative Anatomy, part 2	Barry Ganong	00:16:57
Play 15	Chapter 13: Peculiar Organizations	Barry Ganong	00:14:22
Play 16	Chapters 14 and 15: Prospective Contrivances, and Relations	Barry Ganong	00:28:18
Play 17	Chapter 16: Compensation	Barry Ganong	00:19:12
Play 18	Chapter 17: The Relation of Animated Bodies to Inanimate Nature	Barry Ganong	00:10:13
Play 19	Chapter 18: Instincts	Barry Ganong	00:24:08
Play 20	Chapter 19: Of Insects	Barry Ganong	00:33:21
Play 21	Chapter 20: Of Plants	Barry Ganong	00:29:24
Play 22	Chapter 21: Of the Elements	Barry Ganong	00:12:40
Play 23	Chapter 22: Astronomy, part 1	Barry Ganong	00:19:08
Play 24	Chapter 22: Astronomy, part 2	Barry Ganong	00:17:47
Play 25	Chapter 23: Of the Personality of the Deity, part 1	Barry Ganong	00:15:48
Play 26	Chapter 23: Of the Personality of the Deity, part 2	Barry Ganong	00:25:47
Play 27	Chapters 24 and 25: Of the Natural Attributes of the Deity, and Of the Unity of the Deity	Barry Ganong	00:15:32
Play 28	Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 1	Barry Ganong	00:21:48
Play 29	Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 2	Barry Ganong	00:23:21
Play 30	Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 3	Barry Ganong	00:25:27
Play 31	Chapter 26: Of the Goodness of the Deity, part 4	Barry Ganong	00:26:43
Play 32	Chapter 27: Conclusion	Barry Ganong	00:16:14

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