The Correspondence 1622-1659 Vol.I

List of contents

• General Introduction


• Textual Introduction


• List of Abbreviations


• Letters (till Letter 139)

About the author

Thomas Hobbes (5 April 1588 - 4 December 1679), was an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. In addition to political philosophy, Hobbes contributed to a diverse array of other fields, including history, jurisprudence, geometry, the physics of gases, theology, and ethics, as well as philosophy in general.

Summary

This is the first complete edition of the correspondence of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), one of the most important figures in the history of European thought. The texts of the letters are richly supplemented with explanatory notes and full biographical and bibliographical information. This landmark publication sheds new light in abundance on the intellectual life of a major thinker.

Additional text

The appearance of these two volumes of correspondence is undoubtedly on of the most significant events of recent years not only in the field of Hobbes studies, but also in the more general area of seventeenth-century philosophical and scientific culture ... [the] rich editorial material contributes to the great scholarly value of the work.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Hobbes
• Assisted by: Noel Malcolm (Editor)
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.11.1997
• EAN: 9780198237471
• ISBN: 978-0-19-823747-1
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Clarendon Edition of the Works of Thomas Hobbes; Clarendon Edition of the Works; Clarendon Edition of the Works of Thomas Hobbes
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works