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| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Rutherforth Thomas Rutherforth] (1712-1771) was an English moral philosopher, regius professor of divinity at Cambridge, and archdeacon of Essex.<ref>William Holdsworth, ''A History of English Law'' (London: Methuen & Co., Sweet and Maxwell, 1938), 12:643.</ref> Rutherforth taught physical science privately at Cambridge and he had a strong interest in natural and moral philosophy.<ref>John Gascoigne, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24367 “Rutherforth, Thomas (1712–1771)"] in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed October 21, 2013.</ref> His lectures on the topic were ultimately published as the ''Institutes of Natural Law'' in two volumes in 1754 and 1756, respectively.<ref>Ibid.</ref> The work "draws heavily on Grotius and considers morality chiefly in terms of its social consequences."<ref>Ibid.</ref> "''Institutes of Natural Law'' was a work widely read and cited among those of the founding generation" of the United States.<ref>Gary L. McDowell, [http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/ajj37&collection=journals&page=57#64 “The Limits of Natural Law: Thomas Rutherforth and the American Legal Tradition”], ''The American Journal of Jurisprudence'' 37 (1992): 58, accessed Oct. 21, 2013.</ref> In fact, the founders relied on the treatise while creating and ratifying the Constitution; the work was also used in early legal education in the United States and as authority in actual cases.<ref>McDowell, “The Limits of Natural Law: Thomas Rutherforth and the American Legal Tradition,” 59-60.</ref><br /> | + | {{BookPageInfoBox |
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| + | }}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Rutherforth Thomas Rutherforth] (1712-1771) was an English moral philosopher, regius professor of divinity at Cambridge, and archdeacon of Essex.<ref>William Holdsworth, ''A History of English Law'' (London: Methuen & Co., Sweet and Maxwell, 1938), 12:643.</ref> Rutherforth taught physical science privately at Cambridge and he had a strong interest in natural and moral philosophy.<ref>John Gascoigne, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24367 “Rutherforth, Thomas (1712–1771)"] in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed October 21, 2013.</ref> His lectures on the topic were ultimately published as the ''Institutes of Natural Law'' in two volumes in 1754 and 1756, respectively.<ref>Ibid.</ref> The work "draws heavily on Grotius and considers morality chiefly in terms of its social consequences."<ref>Ibid.</ref> "''Institutes of Natural Law'' was a work widely read and cited among those of the founding generation" of the United States.<ref>Gary L. McDowell, [http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/ajj37&collection=journals&page=57#64 “The Limits of Natural Law: Thomas Rutherforth and the American Legal Tradition”], ''The American Journal of Jurisprudence'' 37 (1992): 58, accessed Oct. 21, 2013.</ref> In fact, the founders relied on the treatise while creating and ratifying the Constitution; the work was also used in early legal education in the United States and as authority in actual cases.<ref>McDowell, “The Limits of Natural Law: Thomas Rutherforth and the American Legal Tradition,” 59-60.</ref><br /> | ||
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Rutherforth’s work brought him recognition and career advancement. He served as chaplain to Frederick, Prince of Wales, and later the princess dowager for a time. He married Charlotte Elizabeth Abdy whose father was Sir William Abdy, fourth baronet of Albyns,<ref>Gascoigne, John, “Rutherforth, Thomas.”</ref> and became regius chair of divinity at Cambridge in 1756.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | Rutherforth’s work brought him recognition and career advancement. He served as chaplain to Frederick, Prince of Wales, and later the princess dowager for a time. He married Charlotte Elizabeth Abdy whose father was Sir William Abdy, fourth baronet of Albyns,<ref>Gascoigne, John, “Rutherforth, Thomas.”</ref> and became regius chair of divinity at Cambridge in 1756.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
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Institutes of Natural Law: Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures on Grotius De Jure Belli et Pacis
by Thomas Rutherforth
| Institutes of Natural Law | |
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Title page from Institutes of Natural Law, volume one, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
| Author | Thomas Rutherforth |
| Published | Cambridge: Printed by J. Bentham, printer to the University, for W. Thurlbourn, bookseller in Cambridge |
| Date | 1754-1756 |
| Edition | Eighth |
| Volumes | 2 volume set |
| Desc. | 8vo (21 cm.) |
Thomas Rutherforth (1712-1771) was an English moral philosopher, regius professor of divinity at Cambridge, and archdeacon of Essex.[1] Rutherforth taught physical science privately at Cambridge and he had a strong interest in natural and moral philosophy.[2] His lectures on the topic were ultimately published as the Institutes of Natural Law in two volumes in 1754 and 1756, respectively.[3] The work "draws heavily on Grotius and considers morality chiefly in terms of its social consequences."[4] "Institutes of Natural Law was a work widely read and cited among those of the founding generation" of the United States.[5] In fact, the founders relied on the treatise while creating and ratifying the Constitution; the work was also used in early legal education in the United States and as authority in actual cases.[6]
Rutherforth’s work brought him recognition and career advancement. He served as chaplain to Frederick, Prince of Wales, and later the princess dowager for a time. He married Charlotte Elizabeth Abdy whose father was Sir William Abdy, fourth baronet of Albyns,[7] and became regius chair of divinity at Cambridge in 1756.[8]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
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Bound in contemporary calf; the Newton Hall set with the ownership signatures "Babington." Purchased from Meyer Boswell Books, Inc.
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- ↑ William Holdsworth, A History of English Law (London: Methuen & Co., Sweet and Maxwell, 1938), 12:643.
- ↑ John Gascoigne, “Rutherforth, Thomas (1712–1771)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed October 21, 2013.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Gary L. McDowell, “The Limits of Natural Law: Thomas Rutherforth and the American Legal Tradition”, The American Journal of Jurisprudence 37 (1992): 58, accessed Oct. 21, 2013.
- ↑ McDowell, “The Limits of Natural Law: Thomas Rutherforth and the American Legal Tradition,” 59-60.
- ↑ Gascoigne, John, “Rutherforth, Thomas.”
- ↑ Ibid.
