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Richard Cumberland
b.15 Jul 1631 St. Ann and St. Agnes, London (City of), Middlesex, England
d.9 Oct 1718
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Name Richard Cumberland
Gender Male
Birth[2] 15 Jul 1631 St. Ann and St. Agnes, London (City of), Middlesex, England
Marriage to Anne Quinsey (add)
Occupation[1] From 1691 to 1718 Diocese of Peterborough, Canterbury, EnglandBishop
Death[1] 9 Oct 1718
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Richard Cumberland (15 July 1631 (or 1632) – 9 October 1718) was an English philosopher, and Bishop of Peterborough from 1691. In 1672, he published his major work, De legibus naturae (On natural laws), propounding utilitarianism and opposing the egoistic ethics of Thomas Hobbes.

Cumberland was a member of the Latitudinarian movement, along with his friend Hezekiah Burton of Magdalene College, Cambridge and closely allied with the Cambridge Platonists, a group of ecclesiastical philosophers centred on Cambridge University in the mid 17th century.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Foster, Joseph. The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families, together with their paternal ancestry. (London, England: Hazell, Watson and Viney Limited, 1884)
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  2. ↑ Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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