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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