William Paley

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkbp:born 1743
gptkbp:contribution arguments for the existence of God
moral philosophy theories
Christian_apologetics
gptkbp:died 1805
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkbp:field moral philosophy
natural theology
philosophy of religion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Paley
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:William_Whewell
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:Thomas_Reid
gptkbp:knownFor teleological argument
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableAlumni watchmaker analogy
gptkbp:notableWork Theological Works
The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
Evidences_of_Christianity
gptkbp:occupation clergyman
gptkbp:wrote Natural Theology
A_View_of_the_Evidence_of_Christianity