The Correspondence 1660-1679 Vol. 2

Zusatztext This is the first complete collection of the correspondence of Hobbes and as such fills an important gap in the published writing of the man who is probably the most important political philosopher of the modern age. Noel Malcolm has done an admirable job of assembling and annotating the correspondence ... Scholars will find the correspondence an important tool for understanding the life and works of Thomas Hobbes. Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) is one of the most important figures in the history of European thought. Although interest in his life and work has grown enormously in recent years! this is the first complete edition of his correspondence. The texts of the letters are richly supplemented with explanatory notes and full biographical and bibliographical information. This landmark publication sheds new light on the intellectual life of a major thinker. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations Letters (from Letter 140) Biographical Register of Hobbes's Correspondents Manuscript Sources Bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Hobbes, Hobbes Thomas
• Assisted by: Noel Malcolm (Editor)
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.11.1997
• EAN: 9780198237488
• ISBN: 978-0-19-823748-8
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 235 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Clarendon Edition of the Works of Thomas Hobbes; Thomas Hobbes; Clarendon Edition of the Works of Thomas Hobbes; The Correspondence of Thomas Hobbes
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers, Autobiography: general, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Political science & theory, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Political science and theory, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, C 1600 To C 1700, Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences