Overview
Paley's work, and Natural or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity in particular, is admired for its rigorous and logical treatment of evidence. He examines the natural plants, animals, human anatomy and the heavens, and from the intricate details he deduces the existence of a benevolent deity, primarily by the now famous watchmaker argument. Though most remembered for Natural Theology , Paley received numerous ecclesiastical honors, including a stall in St. Paul's Cathedral, for his earlier work Evidences of Christianity . N.B. This edition contains both Natural Theology and Evidences of Christianity.