{"product_id":"concerning-laws-and-their-several-ret-miles-9798234067494","title":"Concerning Laws, and Their Several Kinds in General: An Annotated Paraphrase, Edited, with an Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcerning Laws, and Their Several Kinds in General\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book of Richard Hooker's \u003ci\u003eOf the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity\u003c\/i\u003e, a soaring defense of reason, tradition, and the consent of the governed written during the religious turmoil of the sixteenth century. While later books in Hooker's masterpiece address specific church practices, Book I, \u003ci\u003eConcerning Laws, and Their Several Kinds in General\u003c\/i\u003e, stands alone as \u003cb\u003ea foundational treatise on the nature of justice and the origins of government\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHooker categorizes the different types of law which govern the universe: eternal law, natural law, human law, and divine law. He argues that reason is a divine gift, allowing mankind to discern the laws of nature and build societies based on mutual consent rather than force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Pilos Press edition makes Hooker's dense Elizabethan prose accessible to the modern reader. It features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete, sentence-by-sentence paraphrase-a modern English rendering which preserves the full rigorous logic of the original.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModernized spelling and punctuation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed annotations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn introduction to Hooker's life, thought, and legacy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn appendix reviewing several influences upon Hooker.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn index.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eA definitive resource for students of political philosophy, theology, and the history of the Great Tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ret Miles,Richard Hooker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234067494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pilos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Ret Miles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623697559807,"sku":"9798234067494","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/concerning-laws-and-their-several-ret-miles-9798234067494","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}