Turning Points in Natural Theology from Bacon to Darwin The Way of the Argument from Design |
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| Author:
| Peterfreund, Stuart |
| Series title: | Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-10884-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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Discusses crucial moments in the historical development of natural theology in England from the time of Francis Bacon to that of Charles Darwin. While the argument from design remains the rhetorical method of choice for natural theologians throughout the three centuries in question, the locus and object of design undergo a change.
Discusses crucial moments in the historical development of natural theology in England from the time of Francis Bacon to that of Charles Darwin. While the argument from design remains the rhetorical method of choice for natural theologians throughout the three centuries in question, the locus and object of design undergo a change.