This volume explores, from a variety of perspectives, the political
theory of the man who is arguably the greatest English political
thinker. It is the first substantial collection of new, critical
essays on Thomas Hobbes by leading scholars in over a decade.
Hobbes's writings stirred debate in his own lifetime, for two
centuries thereafter, and continue to do so in ours. They emerged
in a period of intense political turmoil--a time of civil war and
regicide, of puritanical rule and royal restoration. "They were
motivated," Dietz argues, "by concrete political problems and a
practical concern--namely, to secure political order, absolute
sovereignty, and civil peace." The contributors emphasize and
answer a series of expressly political questions that, to date,
have not been fully addressed in the Hobbes literature. They
contend that Hobbes's writings are not mere static artifacts of a
particular historical milieu, but rather rich sources of a variety
of interpretations and criticisms that spur discussion and debate
in their turn.
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