Cambridge Companion to Hobbes (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

Cambridge Companion to Hobbes (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

by Sorell (Author)

Synopsis

It was as a political thinker that Thomas Hobbes first came to prominence, and it is as a political theorist that he is most studied today. Yet the range of his writings extends well beyond morals and politics. Hobbes had distinctive views in metaphysics and epistemology, and wrote about such subjects as history, law, and religion. He also produced full-scale treatises in physics, optics, and geometry. All of these areas are covered in this Companion, most in considerable detail. The volume also reflects the multidisciplinary nature of current Hobbes scholarship by drawing together perspectives that are now being developed in parallel by philosophers, historians of science and mathematics, intellectual historians, political scientists, and literary theorists.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 420
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12 Jan 2008

ISBN 10: 0521422442
ISBN 13: 9780521422444
Book Overview: The most convenient, accessible guide to Hobbes available.

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'... a substantial reference work for quite advanced students, providing articles on all the widely varied aspects of the work of seventeenth-century England's most outstanding philosopher prior to Locke.' Robert Burns, The Expository Times
...the general quality is high... Choice
The Cambridge Companion series have produced fine intermediate introductions to the principle philosophers of the Western canon. This one on Hobbes does the philosopher just fine....This introduction to modern reading of him is excellent. Recommended. The Reader's Review
...the essays in The Cambridge Companion provide an excellent overview of the current state of Hobbes studies. Despite a few lapses in editing, it is an attractive volume that can be recommended to anyone with a serious interest in Hobbes' thought. Donald Rutherford, International Philosophical Quarterly
...a valuable resource for those interested in learning more about the graet English philosopher. The Philosophical Review