The Cambridge Platonists: A Brief Introduction : with Eight Letters of Dr. Antony Tuckney and Dr. Benjamin WhichcoteTod E. Jones The Cambridge Platonists is written with students and novice theologians in mind. It provides context as well as description, while outlining the most representative ideas of the school with clarity and brevity. This introduction will meet the needs of many readers, but for those beginning a study of the works of the Cambridge Platonists, the Eight Letters of Dr. Antony Tuckney and Dr. Benjamin Whichcote not only provide a logical starting point, in that they present the most characteristic ideas of Whichcote--arguably, the Cambridge Platonists' founding member--but also help to clarify what sets this school of religious thought apart from contemporary Puritan theology, as represented by Tuckney. This is the first complete edition of the Eight Letters since their original publication in 1753, now rendered accessible to readers without knowledge of classical languages. |
Contents
From PreReformation to PreRestoration The SocialHistorical and Theological Context | 3 |
Principle Persons and Representative Ideas | 15 |
Reception | 37 |
Notes | 43 |
Eight Letters of Dr Antony Tuckney and Dr Benjamin Whichcote | 51 |
Editorial Notes and Abbreviations | 52 |
Translators Note | 53 |
EIGHT LETTERS OF DR ANTONY TUCKNEY AND DR BENJAMIN WHICHCOTE | 54 |
Dr TUCKNEYs Second Letter | 83 |
Dr WHICHCOTEs Second Letter | 97 |
Dr TUCKNEYs Third Letter | 115 |
Dr WHICHCOTEs Third Letter | 133 |
Dr TUCKNEYs Fourth Letter | 153 |
Dr WHICHCOTEs Fourth Letter | 155 |
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Preface | 55 |
Dr TUCKNEY Provost of Emmanuel College to the Right Worshipfull Dr WHCICHCOT Provost of Kings College and ViceChancelour of the Unive... | 71 |
Dr WHICHCOTEs First Letter In Answer | 75 |
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