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Thomas Hobbes / R.E.R. Bunce.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bunce, R. E. R. (Robin E. R.), author.
- Series:
- Major conservative and libertarian thinkers ; v. 1.
- Major conservative and libertarian thinkers ; v. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.
- Hobbes, Thomas.
- Philosophers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Philosophers.
- Political science--Great Britain--History--17th century.
- Political science.
- Political scientists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Political scientists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (176 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "In this volume, Dr Bunce (University of Cambridge) introduces Hobbes' ambitious philosophical project to discover the principles that govern the social world. If Hobbes' immodest assessment that he successfully attained this goal may be disputed, Bunce nevertheless captures the extraordinary enduring value of Hobbes' work for the contemporary reader. Thomas Hobbes's name and the title of his most famous work, Leviathan, have come to be synonymous with the idea that the natural state of humankind is 'nasty, brutish, and short' and only the intervention of a munificent overlord may spare men and women from this unenviable fate by imposing order where there would otherwise be chaos. The problem that Hobbes formulated resonates through the centuries as the enduring dilemma of political organisation and social cooperation. Indeed it can be seen today in fields as diverse as theoretical game theory and international relations."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Contents:
- Series Introduction ; Series Editor's Preface ; Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1. Hobbes's Life
- Chapter 2. Hobbes's Civil Philosophy
- Chapter 3. Reception and Interpretation
- Chapter 4. Hobbes Today
- Conclusion
- Suggested Further Reading
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613206947
- 9781501301865
- 1501301861
- 9781283206945
- 1283206943
- 9781441170231
- 1441170235
- OCLC:
- 741691514
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