[Eachard, John] Mr Hobbs's State of Nature Considered; in a Dialogue between Philautus andTimothy. To which are added Five Letters from the Author of the Grounds,and Occasions of the Contempt of the Clergy London: Printed by E.T. and R.H. for Nath. Brooke, at the Sign of the Angel in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange, 1672 Eachard (1636 - 1697) was an English clergyman and satirist from Suffolk who studied at Catherine Hall, Cambridge, of which he became Master in 1675. He was created D.D. by royal decree in 1675 and was elected vice- chancellor of the university in 1679. Eachard was one of the leading critics of Hobbes and "'Hobbism" in the seventeenth century, and here is his first salvo against Hobbes' theory of the human nature in its natural state as Hobbes expounded it in his Leviathan (1651). Eachard followed this attack with another dialogue in the following year, entitled Some Opinions of Mr. Hobbs considered in a second dialogue between Philautus and Timothy (HOBBES, THOMAS) First Edition. 8vo. [24], 165, [11], 123 pp. Contemporary sheep, spine chipped at head and tail, joints sound, interior clean. Wing E-57 Price: USD 1,250.00 other currencies   order no. 36345    inquire

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