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Writings on Common Law and Hereditary Right

By Thomas Hobbes

Writings on Common Law and Hereditary Right

By Thomas Hobbes

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This volume in the Clarendon Edition of the Works of Thomas Hobbes contains A dialogue between a philosopher and a student, of the common laws of England, edited by Alan Cromartie, supplemented by the important fragment "Questions relative to Hereditary Right," discovered and edited by Quentin Skinner. As a critique of common law by a great philosopher, the Dialogue should be essential reading for anybody interested in English political thought or legal theory. Cromartie has established when and why the work was written and has supplied extensive annotation (along with a substantial introduction) to make the work accessible to the non-specialist reader. The additional piece sees Hobbes mounting a robust defense of hereditary right, in the course of which he also makes some important general observations about the concept of a right. It is also of special interest as it constitutes Hobbes's last word on politics.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
268
Release Date:
2005-05-05
Publication Date:
2005-03-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198237022
ISBN13:
9780198237020
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
570 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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