Turning Points in Natural Theology from Bacon to Darwin The Way of the Argument from Design
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 ob...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan US
2012, 2012
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| Series: | Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Physical Description: | XVII, 193 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781137015273 |