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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521567971

ISBN-139780521567978

eBay Product ID (ePID)15673

Product Key Features

Number of Pages618 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHobbes : Leviathan

Publication Year1996

SubjectHistory & Theory, General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science

AuthorThomas Hobbes

SeriesCambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight30 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN96-014525

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal320/.01

Edition DescriptionRevised edition,Student edition

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements; Introduction; A note on the text; Principal events in Hobbes' life; Further reading; Biographical synopses; Leviathan; The Epistle Dedicatory; The contents of the chapters; The introduction; The text: Chapters 1-47; A review and conclusion; Indexes.

SynopsisThomas Hobbes' Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Written in a time of great political turmoil (Hobbes' life spanned the reign of Charles I, the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate, and the Restoration), Leviathan is an argument for obedience to authority grounded in an analysis of human nature. Since its first publication in 1991 Richard Tuck's edition of Leviathan has been recognised as the single most accurate and authoritative text, and for this revised edition Professor Tuck has provided a much amplified and expanded introduction, which will provide students unfamiliar with Hobbes with a cogent and accessible introduction to this most challenging of texts. Other vital aids to study include an extensive guide to further reading, a note on textual matters, a chronology of important events and brief biographies of important persons mentioned in Hobbes' text., Hobbes' Leviathan is arguably one of the greatest works of political philosophy. Since its first publication Richard Tuck's edition of Leviathan has been recognized as the single most accurate and authoritative text, and for this revised edition Professor Tuck has provided a much amplified introduction., Hobbes' Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Since its first publication, Richard Tuck's edition of Leviathan has been recognized as the single most accurate and authoritative text, and for this revised edition Professor Tuck has provided a much-amplified and expanded introduction. Other vital study aids include an extensive guide to further reading, a note on textual matters, a chronology of important events and brief biographies of important persons mentioned in Hobbes' text.

LC Classification NumberJC153 .H65 1996c