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Juhana Lemetti - Historical Dictionary of Hobbes's Philosophy - 9780810850651 - V9780810850651
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Historical Dictionary of Hobbes's Philosophy

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Description for Historical Dictionary of Hobbes's Philosophy Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 434 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JD; GBC; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 816.
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) is one of the most important early modern thinkers. Though Hobbes is best known for Leviathan (1651) and the theory of absolute sovereignty, his works discuss virtually all the major problems of philosophy as well as science and mathematics, and contain the translations of classical texts like Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, a verse church history, and various essays. Hobbes spent most of his adult life in the service of the influential Cavendish family. The Historical Dictionary of Hobbes's Philosophy offers a comprehensive guide to the many facets of Hobbes's work. Through its chronology, introductory ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
Number of Pages
434
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810850651
SKU
V9780810850651
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About Juhana Lemetti
Juhana Lemetti is a postdoctoral researcher at the Academy of Finland at the University of Helsinki. His publications include The Most Natural and the Most Artificial: Hobbes on Imagination and From Metaphysics to Ethics and Beyond: Hobbes's Reaction to Aristotelian Essentialism. He is also the associate editor of Hobbes Studies.

Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Hobbes's Philosophy
Thomas Hobbes is one of the foremost among very influential political philosophers. His Leviathan is a major classic in the canon and is taught in most colleges and universities at all levels. In this clearly written companion to Hobbes's thought, Lemetti (Univ. of Helsinki, Finland) offers a not quite comprehensive guidebook, primarily for reading Leviathan. He defines and explains Hobbes's ... Read more

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