Turning Points in Natural Theology from Bacon to Darwin
The Way of the Argument from Design
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, History
| Author: | S. Peterfreund | ISBN: | 9781137015273 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | August 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | S. Peterfreund |
| ISBN: | 9781137015273 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | August 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
