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. The third edition. By Tho. Hobbs of Malmsbury.
Contient : - Humane nature, or The fundamental elements of policy
(p. 1-[90]) ; - De corpore politico. Or The elements of law, moral
& politick (p. [91]-262) ; - Of liberty and necessity (p.
[263]-317).
Chacun des trois discours a sa propre page de titre. Le discours
intitulé "Humane nature" est précédé d'une épître
dédicatoire de l'auteur au duc de Newcastle, datée du 9 mai
1640.
Format: [2 bl.-1-1 bl.-1-1 bl.-9-1 bl.]-317-[3] p. ; in-8.
