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Richard Cumberland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Cumberland may refer to: • Richard Cumberland (philosopher) (1631–1718), bishop, philosopher • Richard Cumberland (dramatist) (1732–1811), civil servant, dramatist Richard Cumberland Richard ...
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Richard Cumberland (dramatist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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17th century critic of Hobbes and the neo-Platonists.
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RICHARD CUMBERLAND (1632-1718), English philosopher and bishop of Peterborough, the son of a citizen of London, was born in the parish of St Ann, near Aldersgate. He was educated in St Paul's school, and at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he obtained a fellowship.
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Cumberland's best known work is De Legibus Naturae (1672), the title-page of profess to "consider and refute... the elements of Mr. Hobbes's Philosophy, as well Moral as Civil." It puts forward a doctrine of morality which is based on the law of nature, and this is accompanied by a ... Richard Cumberland (1631-1718)
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Submitted: Sat Sep 06 2003; Rating: 0.00; Votes: 0; CT: Philosophy: Philosophers: C: Cumberland, Richard: Hobbes and Contemporary Philosophy: Richard Cumberland; ... Top > Philosophy > Philosophers > C > Cumberland, Richard > Hobbes and Contemporary Philosophy: Richard Cumberland...
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Calvary; Or the Death of Christ - a Poem in Eight Books (2 Volumes in 1); CUMBERLAND, RICHARD. Offered by Red Star Books ... CUMBERLAND, RICHARD Calvary; Or the Death of Christ - a Poem in Eight Books (2 Volumes in 1); London, Lackington, Allen and Co. 1800, Reprint. Full-Leather , 16mo.
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Richard Cumberland, 1631-1718. Critic of the Platonist current in the English thought of his day. His chief work, De legibus naturae, was a comprehensive attack on Hobbes ... Open Directory Society: Philosophy: History of Philosophy: Early Modern: Cambridge Platonism...
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