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.
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Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1631 to 1718 · aged 87
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