Thomas Hobbes

Political Ideas in Historical Context

Häftad, Engelska, 1992

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Johann Sommerville's is an impeccable textbook. Simply written, it provides exposition of Hobbes' arguments in the context of English and continental thought'. P. Springborg, University of Sydney, Political Studies, Vol. XL1, No 2 6/93 Thomas Hobbes was probably the greatest of British political theorists. Too often commentators have failed to grasp his meaning because they have ignored the historical context in which he wrote. Drawing on much recent scholarship and on many little-known seventeenth century sources, this book presents a lucid and jargon-free examination of Hobbes' arguments, setting them against a background of the ideas of his contemporaries and of the political events of his lifetime. By viewing Hobbes in his context, the book both clarifies his theories and illuminates European thinking at a critical stage in the development of modern political ideas.

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Utgivningsdatum1992-07-13
Mått140 x 216 x 15 mm
Vikt327 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor248
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780333495995

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Preface List of Abbreviations Chronology PART 1: HOBBES AND HIS CONTEXT Introductory 1588-1640 1640-51 1651-79 PART 2: THE LAW OF NATURE AND THE NATURAL CONDITION OF MANKIND Self-preservation The State and Right of Nature The Laws of Nature and Justice-Covenants PART 3: THE ORIGINS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE NATURE OF POLITICAL OBLIGATION The Institution of a Commonwealth Conquest The Family and the State-Political Obligation PART 4: HOBBES ON SOVEREIGNTY AND LAW Sovereignty The Liberty and Property of the Subject Law and the Sovereign The Duties of the Sovereign PART 5: HOBBES ON CHURCH AND STATE What is Scripture? Ecclesiastical Power: the Case Against Bellarmine Ecclesiastical Power: De Cive, Leviathan and Anglican Thinking Excommunication and Erastianism PART 6: GOD, RELIGION AND TOLERATION God Faith, Salvation, Revelation, Prophecy and Miracles Toleration and Conscience Church History and Reformation Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.