Offers comprehensive treatment of Thomas Hobbes's thought,
providing readers with different ways of understanding Hobbes as a
systematic philosopher As one of the founders of modern political
philosophy, Thomas Hobbes is best known for his ideas regarding the
nature of legitimate government and the necessity of society
submitting to the absolute authority of sovereign power. Yet Hobbes
produced a wide range of writings, from translations of texts by
Homer and Thucydides, to interpretations of Biblical books, to
works devoted to geometry, optics, morality, and religion. Hobbes
viewed himself as presenting a unified method for theoretical and
practical science--an interconnected system of philosophy that
provides many entry points into his thought. A Companion to Hobbes
is an expertly curated collection of essays offering close textual
engagement with the thought of Thomas Hobbes in his major works
while probing his ideas regarding natural philosophy, mathematics,
human nature, civil philosophy, religion, and more. The Companion
discusses the ways in which scholars have tried to understand the
unity and diversity of Hobbes's philosophical system and examines
the reception of the different parts of Hobbes's philosophy by
thinkers such as Rene Descartes, Margaret Cavendish, David Hume,
and Immanuel Kant. Presenting a diversity of fresh perspectives by
both emerging and established scholars, this volume: Provides a
comprehensive treatment of Hobbes's thought in his works, including
Elements of Law, Elements of Philosophy, and Leviathan Explores the
connecting points between Hobbes' metaphysics, epistemology,
mathematics, natural philosophy, morality, and civil philosophy
Offers readers strategies for understanding how the parts of
Hobbes's philosophical system fit together Examines Hobbes's
philosophy of mathematics and his attempts to understand
geometrical objects and definitions Considers Hobbes's philosophy
in contexts such as the natural state of humans, gender relations,
and materialist worldviews Challenges conceptions of Hobbes's moral
theory and his views about the rights of sovereigns Part of the
acclaimed Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series, A Companion to
Hobbes is an invaluable resource for scholars and advanced students
of Early modern thought, particularly those from disciplines such
as History of Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Intellectual
History, History of Politics, Political Theory, and English.
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