Select Discourses – John Smith – 1660 | First Edition Cambridge Platonist

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Select discourses – john smith – 1660 | first edition cambridge platonist | first edition of john smith’s select discourses (1660), a central cambridge platonist text on divine knowledge, superstition, atheism, prophecy, immortality of the soul, and god’s providence.

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First edition of John Smith’s Select Discourses (1660), a central Cambridge Platonist text on divine knowledge, superstition, atheism, prophecy, immortality of the soul, and God’s providence.

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John Smith was a 17th-century theologian and leading figure among Cambridge Platonists, who sought to reconcile Christian theology with reason and classical law. Smith died at a young age; however, his legacy rests on his posthumously published collection of discourses, simply named “Select Discourses”. Published in 1660, this work addresses the most controversial themes of 17th-century debate including superstition, atheism, prophecy, vanity, immortality of the soul, and divine providence. Smith, a disciple of Benjamin Whichcote, framed his theology as an alternative to both rigid dogmatism and skepticism. His writings illuminate a moment in English intellectual history when faith and rational inquiry were carefully balanced.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: Select Discourses: Treating 1. Of the True Way or Method of Attaining to Divine Knowledge. 2. Of Superstition. 3. Of Atheism….
  • Author(s): John Smith
  • Illustrator(s):
  • Contributor(s):
  • Publisher: London: Printed by J. Flesher, for W. Morden
  • Edition: First edition, 1660
  • Format: (8vo), single volume
  • Binding: Leather spine and corners, marbled boards
  • Size:  8 in x 6.5 in (20.3 in x 16.5 cm)
  • Collation: liii, [3], 526, [1] pp
  • Illustrations:
  • Contents Include:
    • True Way of Attaining Divine Knowledge
    • On Superstition
    • On Atheism
    • On Prophecy
    • On Vanity
    • God’s Goodness and Providence
    • On the Immortality of the Soul
  • Provenance: provenance
  • Reference(s): references

 

Condition:

Very Good. Leather spine and corners are strong with only moderate rubbing to the boards. The marbled surfaces show fading from age. Pages are complete with expected toning but remain secure in the binding.

 

Why Collect This?

  • Rare 1660 first edition
  • Foundational text of Cambridge Platonism
  • Early English critique of atheism and superstition

 

Item Number: #29345

 

Categories

Philosophy

European History

Religion

Authors

John Smith

Printing Date

17th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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