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Turning Points in Natural Theology from Bacon to Darwin

The Way of the Argument from Design
By:S. Peterfreund
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230108844
eText ISBN:9781137015273
Edition:0
Copyright:2012
Format:Page Fidelity

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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.