William Paley

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:Christ's_College,_Cambridge
Christian apologetics
utilitarianism
gptkbp:birth_date 1743-07-17
gptkbp:born 1743
gptkbp:contribution philosophical arguments for the existence of God
defense of Christianity
moral reasoning in ethics
gptkbp:death_date 1805-05-25
gptkbp:died 1805
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:field gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:philosophy
ethics
natural theology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Paley
gptkbp:influence Christian apologetics
natural theology
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
19th-century thought
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Thomas_Reid
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:moral_philosophy
teleological argument
gptkbp:legacy debate on evolution
influence on modern philosophy
critique of atheism
impact on theology
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:moral_philosophy
design argument
watchmaker analogy
gptkbp:notable_works Natural Theology
Evidences of Christianity
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:clergy
gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkbp:position gptkb:Archdeacon_of_Carlisle
gptkbp:work Natural Theology
The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Principles_of_Moral_and_Political_Philosophy
Natural Theology
Evidences of Christianity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Malthus
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