A philosophical enquiry into the laws of nature: wherein The Essence, the Principal Heads, the Order, the Publication, and the Obligation of these laws are deduced from The nature of things. Wherein also, the principles of Mr. Hobbes's philosophy, both in a State of Nature, and of Civil Society, are examined into, and confuted. Written originally in Latin by the Right Reverend Father in God, Richard Cumberland, D. D. Late Lord Bishop of Peterborough. And translated into English, With large Explanatory Notes, and an Appendix, by the Reverend John Towers, D. D. Prebendary of St. Patrick's Cathedral Church, Dublin, and Vicar of Castleknock, &c.

All titles

• A philosophical enquiry into the laws of nature: wherein The Essence, the Principal Heads, the Order, the Publication, and the Obligation of these laws are deduced from The nature of things. Wherein also, the principles of Mr. Hobbes's philosophy, both in a State of Nature, and of Civil Society, are examined into, and confuted. Written originally in Latin by the Right Reverend Father in God, Richard Cumberland, D. D. Late Lord Bishop of Peterborough. And translated into English, With large Explanatory Notes, and an Appendix, by the Reverend John Towers, D. D. Prebendary of St. Patrick's Cathedral Church, Dublin, and Vicar of Castleknock, &c.
• De legibus naturæ disquisitio philosophica. English

People / Organizations

• Samuel Powell ("printed by")
• Richard Cumberland (Author)

Imprint

Dublin: printed by Samuel Powell in Crane-Lane, MDCCL. [1750] [1751]

Publication year

1751-1751

ESTC No.

T140744

Grub Street ID

188431

Description

viii,[8],ix-lxxvi,597,[3],134p. ; 4⁰

Note

With a list of subscribers.

Includes: 'Part IV. Appendix: or, the biography and other matters relating to the improvements in natural and moral philosophy.' with a separate titlepage, pagination and register.