The English theologian and moral philosopher William Paley (1743-1805) wrote works in defense of theism and Christianity that achieved great popularity in the 19th century. He is acknowledged as one of the founders of the utilitarian tradition. William...

William Paley was born in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, in July 1743 and baptized in the cathedral there 30 August 1743. He was the only son of William and Elizabeth Clapham Paley, who subsequently had three daughters. Paley's father had...

Paley, William(1743–1805) William Paley was an English theologian and moral philosopher. His father, William, was vicar of Helpston, Northamptonshire, and a minor canon of Peterborough; he later became headmaster of Giggleswick grammar school,...

William Paley (July 1743 – May 25, 1805) was a British Christian apologist, utilitarian, and philosopher. He is best remembered for his watchmaker analogy, an argument for the existence of God in his book Natural...

EMPIRE William S. Paley and the Making of CBS By Lewis J. Paper St. Martin's. 384 pp. $19.95 AT A PRIVATE luncheon some 20 years ago, the two pioneering leaders of American broadcasting, David Sarnoff and William Paley, discussed retirement. "Bill told me,"...

ONE of the most remarkable American businessmen of this century died at the end of October. By a combination of skill, luck and shrewd public relations, William Paley controlled CBS for over 60 years-and came to symbolise the television industry almost as clearly...

The two Picasso paintings have been in prominent New York museum collections for decades. But now the institutions are asking a court to declare them the lawful owners amid a Jewish scholar's claims that the works were the rightful property of a relative persecuted in...

When everyone but idiotic anchorman Ted Baxter was fired from WJM News in 1977, Mary Richards and her fellow casualties were left reeling. It was a classically bittersweet finale for the beloved "Mary Tyler Moore" show after seven hit seasons.Then Mary's crusty boss, station news...