Ralph Cudworth's massive systematic work refuting atomistic atheism and defending Platonic theism, introducing the concept of plastic nature.
Argues that genuine atomism is not inherently atheistic but that the universe's order requires an intelligent principle; introduces plastic nature as a non-conscious instrument of divine rationality in the world.
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