Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Rethinking the Western traditionPublication details: Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1960Description: lxvi, 468 pages ; 21 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • ARCH YNDC 320.1 H682L
LOC classification:
  • JC153 .H63 2010
Contents:
Introduction: reading Hobbes today / by Ian Shapiro -- Leviathan, or The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill / by Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury -- The politics of imponderable and potentially lethal judgment for mortals: Hobbes's legacy to the understanding of modern politics / by John Dunn -- Hobbes's constitutional theory / by David Dyzenhaus -- The received Hobbes / by Elisabeth Ellis -- Religion and representation in Hobbes / by Bryan Garsten.
Summary: Hobbes' 'Leviathan' is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Written in a time of great political turmoil, 'Leviathan' is an argument for obedience to authority grounded in an analysis of human nature.
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With essays by John Dunn, David Dyzenhaus, Elisabeth Ellis, Bryan Garsten -- title page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: reading Hobbes today / by Ian Shapiro -- Leviathan, or The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill / by Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury -- The politics of imponderable and potentially lethal judgment for mortals: Hobbes's legacy to the understanding of modern politics / by John Dunn -- Hobbes's constitutional theory / by David Dyzenhaus -- The received Hobbes / by Elisabeth Ellis -- Religion and representation in Hobbes / by Bryan Garsten.

Hobbes' 'Leviathan' is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Written in a time of great political turmoil, 'Leviathan' is an argument for obedience to authority grounded in an analysis of human nature.

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