The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
Boston: West and Richardson, 1818. Ex-library, Ninth American edition. Hardcover. Octavo. (xxi) 421pp. Light brown leather boards, with gilt ruling and lettering over a red label on the spine. The work (first published in 1785) is a ninth American edition of this popular treatise on political and moral philosophy by English theologian and philosopher William Paley. The work covers a wide range of concepts, both secular and religious, ranging from the mundane and everyday actions of individuals, to more all-encompassing existential questions on the nature of God. Topics of discussion include such chapters as, "The Definition and Use of Science", "Human Happiness", "The Will of God", "Contracts of Sale", "Oaths of Allegiance", "Slavery", "Dueling", "Fornication", and "On the Duty and Efficacy of Prayer, as Represented in Scripture". Binding with rubbing to edges and extremities. Leather chipped or scraped at the head & tail of spine, the bottom right corner of the front cover as well as the top left corner of the back cover. Scratching and some light staining to the covers. Library sticker at the tail of the spine. Interior with library bookplate at the interior front cover. Creasing and closed tears to the front free endpaper. Light sporadic foxing and/or water stains throughout. Some groups of pages are heavily age toned. Binding in good-, interior in good condition overall. g- to g. Item #42847
William Paley (1743 – 1805) was an English clergyman, Christian apologist, philosopher, and utilitarian. He is best known for his natural theology exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his work "Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity"
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