Hobbes and Bramhall : on liberty and necessity /

Seeking to answer the question of whether humans act freely and what freedom means, this text presents the 17th century debate between Hobbes and Bramhall. It also includes an historical and philosophical introduction explaining why the debate took place.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679, Bramhall, John, 1594-1663, Chappell, V. C. (Vere Claiborne), 1930-2019
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©1999.
Series:	Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy.
Subjects:	Hobbes, Thomas, > 1588-1679. Bramhall, John, > 1594-1663. Free will and determinism. Personal Autonomy Libre arbitre et déterminisme. Bramhall, John > 1594-1663 Hobbes, Thomas > 1588-1679 Willensfreiheit Vrije wil. Determinisme. Bramhall, John. Hobbes, Thomas.
Online Access:	c1999. Table of contents http://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=749424&T=F Publisher description

Table of Contents:

Bramhall's discourse of liberty and necessity
Hobbes's treatise Of liberty and necessity
Selections from Bramhall, A defence of true liberty
Selections from Hobbes, The questions concerning liberty, necessity, and chance
Selections from other works of Hobbes. The elements of law ; Leviathan ; De corpore ; De homine.