Joseph Butler

1692 - 1752

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About Joseph Butler

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Joseph Butler (18 May 1692 O.S. – 16 June 1752 O.S.) was an English Anglican bishop, theologian, apologist, and philosopher, born in Wantage in the English county of Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire). His principal works are the Fifteen Sermons Preached at the Rolls Chapel (1726) and The Analogy of Religion (1736). He is known for critiques of deism, Thomas Hobbes's egoism, and John Locke's theory of personal identity.

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Cover of 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.

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.

Analogy (Religion)

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Human Nature, and Other Sermons

Church of England

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Some Remains (hitherto unpublished) of Joseph Butler, LL.D.

Butler, Joseph, 1692-1752

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