The Political Philosophy of Hobbes: Its Basis and Its Genesis

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Synopsis
In this classic analysis, Leo Strauss pinpoints what is original and innovative in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. He argues that Hobbes's ideas arose not from tradition or science but from his own deep knowledge and experience of human nature. Tracing the development of Hobbes's moral doctrine from his early writings to his major work The Leviathan, Strauss explains contradictions in the body of Hobbes's work and discovers startling connections between Hobbes and the thought of Plato, Thucydides, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, and Hegel.
Copyright:
1996

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
190 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780226231815
Related ISBNs:
9780226776958, 9780226776965
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
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N/A
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Elsa M. Sinclair

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