Natural Theology (1802)
William Paley
2: State of the Argument Continued
3: Application of the Argument
4: On the Succession of Plants and Animals
5: Application of the Argument Continued
7: Of the Mechanical and Immechanical Parts and Functions of Animals and Vegetables
8: Of Mechanical Arrangement in the Human Frame
10: Of the Vessels of Animal Bodies
11: Of the Animal Structure Regarded as a Mass
15: Relations
16: Compensation
17: The Relation of Animated Bodies to Inanimate Nature
18: Instincts
19: Of Insects
20: Of Plants
21: The Elements
22: Astronomy
23: Of the Personality of the Deity
24: Of the Natural Attributes of the Deity
26: Of the Goodness of the Deity
27: Conclusion
William Paley (1743-1805) was a Christian apologist and natural philosopher. Natural Theology is the most well-known of his writings, but wasn't published until late in his life. It was a staple in natural philosophy until the burgeoning popularity of Darwin's Origin of the Species.
While there are significant differences between Paley's arguments and those held by both contemporary creation scientists and intelligent design theorists, there is still a good deal of interest in Paley's work.
