G. A. J. Rogers / Alan Ryan (eds.)

Perspectives on Thomas Hobbes

Herausgeber: Rogers, G. A.; Ryan, Alan

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Produktbeschreibung

The papers in this collection provide views on central aspects of Thomas Hobbes's (1588-1679) life and work. The collection testifies to his enduring importance as a major philosopher four hundred years after his birth, and helps to unravel aspects of his intellectual biography which are relevant to a proper appreciation of his philosophy. The contributors are: G. A. J. Rogers, Alan Ryan, David Gauthier, Noel Malcolm, Arrigo Pacchi, David Raphael, Tom Sorrell, Francois Tricaud, and Richard Tuck. This is the first volume in a new series sponsored by the Mind Association.

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Including contributions from such notable scholars as David Gauthier, Noel Malcolm, D.D. Raphael, and Richard Tuck, this volume offers a variety of views on central aspects of Hobbes's life and work, including the importance of his political theory and the wider context of that theory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 1990
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 317g
• ISBN-13: 9780198239147
• ISBN-10: 0198239149
• Artikelnr.: 21425240

Inhaltsangabe

G.A.J. Rogers: Introduction
Richard Tuck: Hobbes and Descartes
Noel Malcolm: Hobbes and the Royal Society
Tom Sorell: The science in Hobbes's politics
Alan Ryan: Hobbes and individualism
François Tricaud: Hobbes's conception of the state of nature from 1640 to 1651: Evolution and ambiguities
David Gauthier: Hobbes's social contract
D.D. Raphael: Hobbes on justice
Arrigo Pacchi: Hobbes and the problem of God
G.A.J. Rogers: Hobbes's hidden influence
Index of names