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The Analogy of Religion to the Constitution and Course of Nature

To which are added two brief dissertations: I. On personal identity. II. On the nature of virtue

Joseph Butler

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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Christentum

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The Analogy by Joseph Butler is an important work of Christian apologetics in the history of the controversies over deism. The author combined a cumulative case for faith using probabilistic reasoning to persuade deists and others to reconsider orthodox faith. It is an important book for study the history of religion and the philosophic reasoning of Christianity.

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Philosophic reasoning, Probabilistic reasoning, Christian apologetics, Orthodox faith, Analogical argument, 18th-century philosophy, Natural theology, Joseph Butler, Deism controversies, Religious history