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Richard Cumberland, 1631-1718. Critic of the Platonist current in the English thought of his day. His chief work, De legibus naturae, was a comprehensive attack on Hobbes.

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Hobbes and Contemporary Philosophy: Richard Cumberland Paragraph from the Cambridge History of English and American Literature. Briefly describes Cumberland's De legibus naturae. www.bartleby.com/217/1216.html

Richard Cumberland Article from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, outlining Cumberland's arguments in his chief work, De legibus naturae. www.utm.edu/research/iep/c/cumberla.htm

FOLDOC: Cumberland Richard Brief entry from this philosophical database, with links to related topics. www.swif.uniba.it/lei/foldop/foldoc.cgi?Cumberland+Richard

Cumberland, Richard Notes on a rare French edition of Cumberland's book, including a short biography of the author. www.polybiblio.com/mrtbksla/7477.html

Biography.com: Cumberland, Richard HD Brief biographical information on this scholar of natural law. search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=4710