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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450700203321

Autore

Hobbes Thomas <1588-1679.>

Titolo

A dialogue between a philosopher and a student, of the common laws of England [[electronic resource] /] / Thomas Hobbes ; edited by Alan Cromartie. Questions relative to hereditary right / Thomas Hobbes ; edited by Quentin Skinner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Clarendon

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-173333-4

1-280-75332-3

9786610753321

0-19-151347-4

1-4294-2132-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

The Clarendon edition of the works of Thomas Hobbes ; ; v. 11

Altri autori (Persone)

CromartieAlan

SkinnerQuentin

Disciplina

340.1

Soggetti

Common law - England

Law - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Great Britain Kings and rulers Succession

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""A DIALOGUE BETWEEN A PHILOSOPHER AND A STUDENT, OF THE COMMON LAWS OF ENGLAND""; ""General Introduction""; ""Textual Introduction""; ""Text""; ""Bibliography""; ""QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO HEREDITARY RIGHT""; ""Textual Introduction""; ""Historical Introduction""; ""Text""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Sommario/riassunto

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 introducti