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Natural Rights Theories: Their Origin and Development
Richard Tuck
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paperback. The origins of natural rights theories in medieval Europe and their development in the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 196 pages, index. BIC Classification: JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
This book shows how political argument in terms of rights and natural rights began in medieval Europe, and how the theory of natural rights was developed in the seventeenth century after a period of neglect in the Renaissance. Dr Tuck provides a new understanding of the importance of Jean Gerson in the formation of the theories, and of Hugo Grotius in their development; he also restores the Englishman John Selden's ideas to the prominence they once enjoyed, and shows how Thomas Hobbes's political theory can best be understood against this background. In general, the book enables us to understand more ... Read more
This book shows how political argument in terms of rights and natural rights began in medieval Europe, and how the theory of natural rights was developed in the seventeenth century after a period of neglect in the Renaissance. Dr Tuck provides a new understanding of the importance of Jean Gerson in the formation of the theories, and of Hugo Grotius in their development; he also restores the Englishman John Selden's ideas to the prominence they once enjoyed, and shows how Thomas Hobbes's political theory can best be understood against this background. In general, the book enables us to understand more ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521285094
SKU
KTS0036351
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99-1
Reviews for Natural Rights Theories: Their Origin and Development
' ... Dr Tuck has provided philosophers with a mine of historical material with which they can enrich their discussions not only of Hobbes and Locke (say) but also of contemporary philosophers such as Nozick. He has also provided historians with an example of a history of ideas which is firmly rooted in documentary evidence.' R. S. Downie, The Times ... Read more