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Richard Cumberland is one of the seventeenth centurys most interesting political theorists. His masterpiece, the De legibus naturae(1672), has rarely been examined on its own terms, but by tracing the political, religious and intellectual circumstances of the composition of this puzzling work, and showing its importance as a critique of Thomas Hobbes, author of the Leviathan, Dr Parkin demonstrates how Cumberland created a new political and ethical theory which absorbed and neutralised many of Hobbess insights. He also examines the science of the Royal Society as a basis for Cumberlands natural law theory and its influence on such thinkers as Samuel Pufendorf and John Locke. Overall, the book provides an important new perspective on the interaction of science, religion and politics in Restoration England.
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Science, Religion, and Politics in Restoration England : Richard Cumberland's De Legibus Naturae Royal Historical Society Studies in History. New Series, 0269-2244
author
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Parkin, Jon.
publisher
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
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0861932412
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9780861932412
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9780585213880
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English
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Cumberland, Richard,--1631-1718.--De legibus naturae.
publication date
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1999
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B1201.C83D424 1999eb
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171/.2
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Cumberland, Richard,--1631-1718.--De legibus naturae.
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Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series
Science, Religion and Politics in Restoration England
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Studies in History New Series
Editorial Board
Professor Martin Daunton (Convenor) Professor David Eastwood Dr Steven Gunn Professor Colin Jones Professor Peter Mandler Dr Simon Walker Professor Kathleen Burk (Honorary Treasurer)
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Richard Cumberland, as bishop of Peterborough
Reproduced by kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Magdalene College, Cambridge
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Science, Religion and Politics in Restoration England
Richard Cumberland's De Legibus Naturae
Jon Parkin
THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE BOYDELL PRESS
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Jon Parkin 1999
All Rights Reserved. Except as permitted under current legislation no part of this work may be photocopied, stored in a retrieval system, published, performed in public, adapted, broadcast, transmitted, recorded or reproduced in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the copyright owner
First published 1999
A Royal Historical Society publication Published by The Boydell Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF, UK and of Boydell & Brewer Inc. PO Box 41026, Rochester, NY 14604-4126, USA website: http://www.boydell.co.uk
ISBN 0 86193 2412
ISSN 0269-2244
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Parkin, Jon (Jonathan Bruce), 1969 Science, religion, and politics in restoration England : Richard Cumberland's De legibus naturae / Jon Parkin. p. cm. (Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series, ISSN 0269-2244) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-86193-241-2 (alk. paper) 1. Cumberland, Richard, 16311718. De legibus naturae. I. Title. II. Series. B1201.C83D424 1999 171'.2dc21 99-18223
This book is printed on acid-free paper
Printed in Great Britain by St Edmundsbury Press, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
ix
Abbreviations
xi
Introduction
1
1 The Political Context
17
2 The Natural Law Debate
56
3 De Legibus Naturae I
88
4 The Royal Society and Hobbism
114
5 Voluntarism and Natural Philosophy
140
6 De Legibus Naturae II
173
7 De Legibus Naturae and The Natural Law Tradition
205
Conclusion: Taming the Leviathan
223
Bibliography
229
Index
245
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Publication of this volume was aided by a grant from the Scouloudi Foundation, in association with the Institute of Historical Research.
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Acknowledgements
This study began life as a doctoral dissertation at the University of Cambridge. I would like to express my gratitude to the British Academy for providing the initial postgraduate funding for the project. I would also like to thank the Master and Fellows of Selwyn College, Cambridge, for electing me to the research fellowship which enabled me to complete the book. A scholar could not hope to have a more congenial atmosphere in which to live and work.
It is a great pleasure to be able to acknowledge the contribution of so many friends and colleagues. My greatest intellectual debt is to Quentin Skinner, who supervised the original doctoral project. His unflagging enthusiasm and continuing support have been an enormous encouragement. Tim Hochstrasser first suggested that I look at Cumberland, and I have been very fortunate in being able to call upon his help and advice throughout the evolution of the study. Numerous colleagues have commented upon the work at various stages in its development. Mark Goldie, Istvan Hont, John Robertson, Jonathan Scott, David Smith and Richard Tuck all found time to read and comment on various sections of the work. I have also benefited from discussion with Hans Blom, Linda Kirk, Isobel Rivers and David Stack. I hope that the finished product reflects some of the very good advice that I have received over the years. I tried out various sections of the book at seminars in Cambridge, London and Oxford, and would like to thank the participants who helped me to clarify and develop my arguments.
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