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The moral and political works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury. Never before collected together. To which is prefixed, the author's life, extracted from that said to be written by himself, as also from the supplement to the said life by Dr. Blackbourne; and farther illustrated by the editor, with historical and critical remarks on his writing and opinions

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Type of record: Book

Title: The moral and political works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury. Never before collected together. To which is prefixed, the author's life, extracted from that said to be written by himself, as also from the supplement to the said life by Dr. Blackbourne; and farther illustrated by the editor, with historical and critical remarks on his writing and opinions

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Classmark: BC Pol q/HOB

Creator(s): Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1679)

Additional creator(s): Blackburne, Richard (1652-) (Other); Campbell, John (1708-1775) (Other)

Related people: Blackburne, Richard; Campbell, John

Publication city: London

Date(s): Printed in the year 1750

Language: English

Size and medium: xxviii, [2], ii, 697 [3]p., frontis. port., plate

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/288885

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002628609705181

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A re-engraved titlepage from the 1651 edition of 'Leviathan' is bound between p.168-169. In some copies this is found facing the titlepage (OCLC). With a frontispiece portrait of Thomas Hobbes and 3 final pages of index.


'The life of Thomas Hobbes... ' is in part by John Campbell and is extracted from 'Biographia Britannica' (MacDonald & Hargreaves).


Contents: The life of Thomas Hobbes.--Human nature.--De corpore politico.--Leviathan.--Answer to a book published by Dr. Bramhall.--An historical narration concerning heresy.--Of liberty and necessity.--Behemoth.--A dialogue between a philosopher and a student of the common laws.--Of the life and history of Thucydides.--A letter concerning Sir William D'Avenant's preface before Gondibert.--Concerning the virtues of an heroic poem.--The wonders of the peak in Derbyshire.--Considerations upon the reputation...of Thomas Hobbes.


Indexed in: ESTC t122688; MacDonald & Hargreaves 107.

Additional description

Re-engraved 1651 title-page bound before title-page. With armorial bookplate of William Constable, F.R.S., F.A.S.

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