John Selden
English jurist (1584–1654) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Selden (16 December 1584 – 30 November 1654) was an English jurist, a scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution[1] and scholar of Jewish law.[2] He was known as a polymath; John Milton hailed Selden in 1644 as "the chief of learned men reputed in this land".[3][4]
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For the United States Marine Corps general, see John T. Selden.
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Born | 16 December 1584 Salvington, Sussex |
Died | 30 November 1654(1654-11-30) (aged 69) White Friars, London |
Alma mater | Hart Hall, Oxford |
Era | 17th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Natural law, social contract, humanism |
Main interests | Political philosophy, legal history |
Notable ideas | Proposed an egoistic theory of moral motivation, maintained that natural law was revealed historically through (esp. Hebrew) scripture, argued that civil law arises from contract |
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