Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was the first great English political philosopher, and his book Leviathan was one of the first truly modern works of philosophy. Richard Tuck shows that while Hobbes may indeed have been an atheist, he was far from pessimistic about human nature, nor did he advocate totalitarianism. By locating him against the context of his age, we learn that Hobbes developed a theory of knowledge which rivalled that of Descartes in its importance for the formation of modern philosophy.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Very Short Introductions
Release date:	May 2002
First published:	August 2002
Authors:	Richard Tuck
Dimensions:	174 x 112 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	148
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-280255-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Books > Biography > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General
LSN:	0-19-280255-0
Barcode:	9780192802552

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