Hobbes
A Very Short Introduction
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9780192802552
Publication date:
28/06/2002
Paperback
168 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780192802552
Publication date:
28/06/2002
Paperback
168 pages
Part of Very Short Introductions
Richard Tuck
Covers important topics such as atheism, and human nature,Hobbes was the first great English political philosopher,Richard Tuck is an expert in political philosophy and history,Discusses Hobbes' view of the natural human condition as 'nasty, brutish, and short',Fully updated bibliography for this edition
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Richard Tuck
Description
Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has long had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist, who saw human nature as inevitably evil and proposed a totalitarian state to subdue human failings. In this illuminating study, Richard Tuck re-evaluates Hobbes's philosophy and dispels these myths, revealing him to have been passionately concerned with the refutation of scepticism, and to have developed a theory of knowledge which rivalled that of Descartes in its importance.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area.
These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Richard Tuck, Professor of Government, Harvard UniversityRichard Tuck
Table of contents
Part I: Hobbes's lifeThe life of a humanist
The life of a philosopher
The life of a heretic
Part II: Hobbes's workScience
Ethics
Politics
Religion
Part III: Interpretations of HobbesHobbes as a modern natural law theorist
Hobbes as the demon of modernity
Hobbes as the social scientist
Hobbes as a moralist
Hobbes today
Conclusion
Richard Tuck
Description
Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has long had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist, who saw human nature as inevitably evil and proposed a totalitarian state to subdue human failings. In this illuminating study, Richard Tuck re-evaluates Hobbes's philosophy and dispels these myths, revealing him to have been passionately concerned with the refutation of scepticism, and to have developed a theory of knowledge which rivalled that of Descartes in its importance.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area.
These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Richard Tuck, Professor of Government, Harvard UniversityTable of contents
Part I: Hobbes's lifeThe life of a humanist
The life of a philosopher
The life of a heretic
Part II: Hobbes's workScience
Ethics
Politics
Religion
Part III: Interpretations of HobbesHobbes as a modern natural law theorist
Hobbes as the demon of modernity
Hobbes as the social scientist
Hobbes as a moralist
Hobbes today
Conclusion
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