Michael P. Krom is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Saint Vincent College, USA.

• 1. From Sense to Reason, A Genetic Account; 2. Reasoning to and within the Body Politic; 3. Dominated by the Passions, Irrationality and the Prideful Individual; 4. The Moralization of Pride; 5. The Desire to Rule: Political Pride in the Commonwealth; 6. The Desire for Truth: Vain Philosophy in the Commonwealth; 7. The Desire for Divinity: Spiritual Pride in the Commonwealth; Conclusion: The Limits of Reason; Bibliography; Index.

This book provides a lucid account of Hobbes’s political philosophy and a penetrating analysis of variouscentral Hobbesian themes. It is a fine contribution to a crowded field of scholarship and a must-read for anyone interested in Hobbes and the enduring questions of how to provide a rational foundation for commonwealth.

Michael P. Krom is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Saint Vincent College, USA.

• 1. From Sense to Reason, A Genetic Account; 2. Reasoning to and within the Body Politic; 3. Dominated by the Passions, Irrationality and the Prideful Individual; 4. The Moralization of Pride; 5. The Desire to Rule: Political Pride in the Commonwealth; 6. The Desire for Truth: Vain Philosophy in the Commonwealth; 7. The Desire for Divinity: Spiritual Pride in the Commonwealth; Conclusion: The Limits of Reason; Bibliography; Index.

This book provides a lucid account of Hobbes’s political philosophy and a penetrating analysis of variouscentral Hobbesian themes. It is a fine contribution to a crowded field of scholarship and a must-read for anyone interested in Hobbes and the enduring questions of how to provide a rational foundation for commonwealth.

Michael P. Krom is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Saint Vincent College, USA.

• 1. From Sense to Reason, A Genetic Account; 2. Reasoning to and within the Body Politic; 3. Dominated by the Passions, Irrationality and the Prideful Individual; 4. The Moralization of Pride; 5. The Desire to Rule: Political Pride in the Commonwealth; 6. The Desire for Truth: Vain Philosophy in the Commonwealth; 7. The Desire for Divinity: Spiritual Pride in the Commonwealth; Conclusion: The Limits of Reason; Bibliography; Index.

This book provides a lucid account of Hobbes’s political philosophy and a penetrating analysis of variouscentral Hobbesian themes. It is a fine contribution to a crowded field of scholarship and a must-read for anyone interested in Hobbes and the enduring questions of how to provide a rational foundation for commonwealth.