The “Glorious Revolution” and the BoE

Robert U. Ayres ()
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Chapter Chapter 6 in The History and Future of Economics, 2023, pp 57-71 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) was born in the time that science itself was being born. His father was an Anglican cleric. He was educated in religious schools but also studied mathematics and physics at Malmsbury School, and even got the chance to attend a private school run by Robert Latimer. His scholastic records were impressive, so he continued his education at Magdalen Hall, closely connected to Hertford College, Oxford. Hobbes wasn’t very interested in scholastic learning, so he moved to Puritan-friendly Cambridge where he graduated with academic honors in 1608. England was the first European country to discard rule by “divine (inherited) right” to rule of law.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26208-1_6

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