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Zusatztext 'an important collection'Mark Goldie! Churchill College! Cambridge! EHR! Apr. 92 Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung A collection of papers by scholars marking the fourth centenary of the birth of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). This volume is part of a series which provides views on central aspects of Hobbes' life and work, testifying to his enduring importance as a major philosopher. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
