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William Paley (July 1743 – 25 May 1805) was an English Anglican clergyman, philosopher, abolitionist and utilitarian. He was at times referred to as a Christian apologist by his critics. He is best known for his natural theology exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his 1802 work Natural Theology or Evidences of the…
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TTTA extracted 196 structured relationships around William Paley. Examples in this analysis include William Paley → Alma mater → Christ's College, Cambridge and William Paley → Born → July 1743 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Paley | Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Paley | Born | July 1743 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Paley | Died | 25 May 1805(1805-05-25) (aged 61) Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Paley | Fields | Moral philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of religion | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Paley | Known for | Natural theology exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God Watchmaker analogy | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Paley | Workplaces | Giggleswick Grammar School, Christ's College, Cambridge, Giggleswick Parish, Carlisle Cathedral, Lincoln Cathedral, Durham Cathedral | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Paley | related to External links | Wiktionary-logo-en-v2 | 0.60 | section |
| William Paley | related to External links | Media | 0.60 | section |
| William Paley | related to External links | Wikimedia Commons Quotations | 0.60 | section |
| William Paley | related to External links | Wikiquote Works | 0.60 | section |
| William Paley | related to External links | WikisourceWorks | 0.60 | section |
| William Paley | related to External links | Project GutenbergWorks | 0.60 | section |
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Source: Wikipedia — William Paley · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout