The Works of William Paley, Etc
Author : William Paley
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Page : 758 pages
File Size : 47,88 MB
Release : 1829
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Author : William Paley
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Page : 758 pages
File Size : 47,88 MB
Release : 1829
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Author : William Paley
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Page : 384 pages
File Size : 13,26 MB
Release : 1822
Category : Natural history
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Author : William Paley
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,29 MB
Release : 1828
Category : Apologetics
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Author : William Paley
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,3 MB
Release : 1825
Category : Christianity
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Author : Lewis J. Paper
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Page : 430 pages
File Size : 44,41 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Broadcasters
ISBN : 9780312005917
Author : William Paley
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Page : 410 pages
File Size : 47,41 MB
Release : 1830
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Author : John Reiss
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 33,68 MB
Release : 2009-08-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0520944402
More than two centuries ago, William Paley introduced his famous metaphor of the universe as a watch made by the Creator. For Paley, the exquisite structure of the universe necessitated a designer. Today, some 150 years since Darwin's On the Origin of Species was published, the argument of design is seeing a revival. This provocative work tells how Darwin left the door open for this revival--and at the same time argues for a new conceptual framework that avoids the problematic teleology inherent in Darwin's formulation of natural selection. In a wide-ranging discussion of the historical and philosophical dimensions of evolutionary theory from the ancient Greeks to today, John Reiss argues that we should look to the principle of the conditions for existence, first formulated before On the Origin of Species by the French paleontologist Georges Cuvier, to clarify the relation of adaptation to evolution. Reiss suggests that Cuvier's principle can help resolve persistent issues in evolutionary biology, including the proper definition of natural selection, the distinction between natural selection and genetic drift, and the meaning of genetic load. Moreover, he shows how this principle can help unite diverse areas of biology, ranging from quantitative genetics and the theory of the levels of selection to evo-devo, ecology, physiology, and conservation biology.
Author : William Paley
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Page : 470 pages
File Size : 47,90 MB
Release : 1823
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Author : William Paley
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Page : 570 pages
File Size : 31,10 MB
Release : 1830
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Page : 406 pages
File Size : 30,40 MB
Release : 1893
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