William Paley
1743 - 1805
Titles on this disk:
- author: British Moralists, being Selections from Writers principally of the Eighteenth Century, vol. 2
- author: The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
About this person:
Paley was an 18th century English moral philosopher who became an influential teacher at the University of Cambridge. His major work, The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy (1785) played a vital role in disseminating utilitarian ideas in England.