Science, Religion and Politics in Restoration England

"Richard Cumberland is one of the seventeenth century's most interesting political theorists, yet his masterpiece, the De legibus naturae (1672), has rarely been examined on its own terms. This puzzling work is examined here in its historical context, and, by tracing the political and intellectual circumstances that led to its composition, Dr. Parkin uncovers the origin and intentions of Cumberland's unusual political and ethical theory." "As well as this reassessment of the De legibus naturae, the contextualisation of Cumberland's work provides a new lens through which to view the interaction of science, religion and politics in Restoration England."--BOOK JACKET.

שנה

1999

שפה

English

הוצאה

Royal Historical Society

מהדורות

3

עמודים

264

ISBN

9780861932412

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata