Title
Hobbs's tripos, in three discourses. The first, Humane nature, or, The fundamental elements of policy, being a discovery of the faculties, acts and passions of the soul of man, from their original causes, according to such philosophical principles as are not commonly known, or asserted. The second, De corpore politico, or, The elements of law, moral and politick, with discourses upon several heads, as of the law of nature, oaths and covenants, several kinds of governments, with the changes and revolutions of them. The third, Of liberty and necessity, wherein all controversie concerning predestination, election, free-will, grace, merits, reprobation, is fully decided and cleared [electronic resource].
Published
London, England : Matthew Gilliflower [and] Henry Rogers [booksellers], 1684.
Physical Description
317 p. ; cm.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"This book discusses Hobbs's tripos, in three discourses: The first, Humane nature, or the fundamental elements of policy, being a discovery of the faculties, acts and passions of the soul of man, from their original causes, according to such philosophical principles as are not commonly known, or asserted; The second, De corpore politico, or the elements of law, moral and politick, with discourses upon several heads, as of the law of nature, oaths and covenants, several kinds of governments, with the changes and revolutions of them; The third, Of liberty and necessity, wherein all controversie concerning predestination, election, free-will, grace, merits, reprobation, is fully decided and cleared"--Book. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved).
Variant and related titles
Ovid PsycBooks.
Other formats
Also issued in print.
Original
Added to Catalog
June 03, 2010