A dialogue between a philosopher and a student, of the common laws of England

A dialogue between a philosopher and a student of the common laws of England.

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Edition Details

Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Quentin Skinner, Thomas Hobbes, Alan Cromartie
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: Oxford : Clarendon ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005
Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books
Material: Document, Internet resource
Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
Other titles: Questions relative to hereditary right
Writings on common law and hereditary right
Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/a-dialogue-between-a-philosopher-and-a-student-of-the-common-laws-of-england/ (Stable identifier)

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Print version: Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. Dialogue between a philosopher and a student, of the common laws of England. Oxford: Clarendon ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005 (DLC) 2005274883 (OCoLC)57006164

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1 online resource (Lxxi, 192 pages) : ILlustrations.

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Useful for students learning an area of law, A dialogue between a philosopher and a student, of the common laws of England is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Publishers: Clarendon Press – Oxford University Press
Responsable Person: Thomas Hobbes ; edited by Alan Cromartie. Questions relative to hereditary right / Thomas Hobbes ; edited by Quentin Skinner.
Publication Date: 2005
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 87 editions
First edition Date: 1681
Last edition Date: 2008
Languages: British English, French, German, Ainu, Italian, Multiple languages
Library of Congress Code: KD671
Dewey Code: 340.1
ISBN: 9780191513473 0191513474 1429421320 9781429421324
OCLC: 76966736

Publisher Description:

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.

Main Contents

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
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D
E
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G
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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

A dialogue between a philosopher and a student, of the common laws of England

A dialogue between a philosopher and a student, of the common laws of England