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Joseph Butler The Analogy of Religion 1736

Title: The Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Course of Nature.
Author: Butler, Joseph
Description: [10], 320 pp. (4to) 10½x7¾, period full calf, red morocco spine label, modern slipcase. First Edition."Combating the idea of Hobbes that human nature is naturally inclined to seek enlightened self-interest, Butler contended that man is naturally virtuous." PMM 193; Grolier 100 (English) 44.
Heading: Place Published: London
Publisher: James, John and Paul Knapton
Date Published: 1736