Richard Cumberland
Philosopher, Author
1632 – 1718
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Who was Richard Cumberland?
Richard Cumberland was an English philosopher, and Bishop of Peterborough from 1691. In 1672, he published his major work, De legibus naturae, propounding utilitarianism and opposing the egoistic ethics of Thomas Hobbes.
Cumberland was a member of the Latitudinarian movement, along with his friend Hezekiah Burton of Magdalene College, Cambridge and closely allied with the Cambridge Platonists, a group of ecclesiastical philosophers centered on Cambridge University in the mid 17th century.
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- Born
- 1632
- Also known as
- Richard Cumberland (filosofi)
- Камберленд, Ричард
- Profession
- Education
- Magdalene College, Cambridge
- Died
- Oct 9, 1718
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on July 23, 2013
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