SELDEN, John (1584-1654).

A biographical entry for British philosopher John Selden is presented. Selden's early writings were about England including the "Analecton Anglobritannicon." He was an impressive linguist and the arguments of his works were historical in form. He completed historical annotations to several books and...

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Publicado en:Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy Vol. 4; pp. 2872 - 2877
Autor principal: Sommerville, Johann P.
Formato: Reference Entry
Publicado: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2006
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Sumario:A biographical entry for British philosopher John Selden is presented. Selden's early writings were about England including the "Analecton Anglobritannicon." He was an impressive linguist and the arguments of his works were historical in form. He completed historical annotations to several books and worked on projects of Hebrew scholarship. He was elected to the Long Parliament in 1640.