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Natural Law Unveiled by Science
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The Law of Nature, in the person of Venus, embraces Equality. She holds a sword. Science unveils, and Truth illuminates the Law of Nature. Putti, representing the genius of the writer Richard Cumberland, overcome the Error of Thomas Hobbes, who lies on the ground. Title page for a book by Richard Cumberland, in which he refutes the ideas of Thomas Hobbes.
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Credit lineNatuurlijke Wet ontsluierd door Wetenschap. 1744. Pieter Tanjé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
