William Paley 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 Existence and Attributes of the Deity, which made use of the watchmaker analogy.
- Occupation
- philosopher, theologian, university teacher, writer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- July 14, 1743
- Died
- May 25, 1805
