What is it about?
A handful of student digests survive among the papers of Hobbes and the Cavendish family at Chatsworth, Derbyshire. They have been little discussed and there are uncertainties about their provenance and purposes.
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Why is it important?
This essay identifies the main textual sources and thereby sets some parameters for dating the digests. It thus lays the groundwork for further study.
Perspectives
This article sheds new light on Hobbes's tutoring.
TIMOTHY RAYLOR
Carleton College
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This page is a summary of: Hobbes and the Hardwick Digests, Hobbes Studies, March 2018, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/18750257-03101001.
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