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Thomas Hobbes (Hardcover) Loot Price: R5,707
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Thomas Hobbes (Hardcover): R. E. R. Bunce

Thomas Hobbes (Hardcover)

R. E. R. Bunce

Series: Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers

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In this volume, Dr Bunce (University of Cambridge) introduces Hobbes' ambitious philosophical project to discover the principles that govern the social world. If Hobbes' immodest assessment that he successfully attained this goal may be disputed, Bunce nevertheless captures the extraordinary enduring value of Hobbes' work for the contemporary reader. Thomas Hobbes's name and the title of his most famous work, "Leviathan," have come to be synonymous with the idea that the natural state of humankind is 'nasty, brutish, and short' and only the intervention of a munificent overlord may spare men and women from this unenviable fate by imposing order where there would otherwise be chaos. The problem that Hobbes formulated resonates through the centuries as the enduring dilemma of political organisation and social cooperation. Indeed it can be seen today in fields as diverse as theoretical game theory and international relations.

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Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers
Release date: July 2009
First published: May 2009
Authors: R. E. R. Bunce
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 978-0-8264-2979-7
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies
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LSN: 0-8264-2979-3
Barcode: 9780826429797

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