The Essential Leviathan

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781624665226

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The Essential Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes Pdf

This edition of Leviathan is intended to provide the reader with a modestly abridged text that is straightforward and accessible, while preserving Hobbes' main lines of argument and of thought. It is meant for those who wish to focus primarily on the philosophical aspects of the work, apart from its stylish but often daunting early modern prose. The editors have updated language, style, punctuation, and grammar throughout. Very long, complicated sentences have been broken into two or more sentences for enhanced readability. In some instances, terms within a sentence are rearranged for enhanced clarity. Occasionally, an equivalent contemporary word is substituted for an archaic one. Ellipses indicate omissions of more than one sentence. Care has been taken to maintain the strength, nuance, and flavor of the work, especially of Hobbes' most difficult arguments. In addition, the volume offers a general Introduction and concise headnotes to each chapter. Annotation is geared to the student or novice reader. A glossary of key terms is also included, as well as an index.

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780486122144

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Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes Pdf

Written during a moment in English history when the political and social structures were in flux and open to interpretation, Leviathan played an essential role in the development of the modern world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Transportation, Automotive
ISBN : MINN:30000010652398

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Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Political science
ISBN : 1624665993

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The Essential Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes Pdf

"This edition of Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan is intended to update Hobbes's style and language from early modern English to more contemporary, 21st Century English and to clarify some important elements of the work that are problematic to beginning and casual readers of Hobbes"--

Author : Thomas 1588-1679 Hobbes
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1015109462

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Leviathan, Part I. by Thomas 1588-1679 Hobbes Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0760755930

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Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes Pdf

After the publication of his masterpiece of political theory, Leviathan, Or the Matter, and Power of Commonwealth Ecclesiastic and Civil, in 1651, opponents charged Thomas Hobbes with atheism and banned and burned his books. The English Parliament, in a search for scapegoats, even claimed that the theories found in Leviathan were a likely cause of the Plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of 1666. For the modern reader, though, Hobbes is more recognized for his popular belief that humanity's natural condition is a state of perpetual war, with life being "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." Despite frequent challenges by other philosophers, Leviathan's secular theory of absolutism no longer stands out as particularly objectionable. In the description of the organization of states, moreover, we see Hobbes as strikingly current in his use of concepts that we still employ today, including the ideas of natural law, natural rights, and the social contract. Based on this work, one could even argue that Hobbes created English-language philosophy, insofar as Leviathan was the first great philosophical work written in English and one whose impact continues to the present day.

Author : Steven Shapin,Simon Schaffer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400838493

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Leviathan and the Air-Pump by Steven Shapin,Simon Schaffer Pdf

Leviathan and the Air-Pump examines the conflicts over the value and propriety of experimental methods between two major seventeenth-century thinkers: Thomas Hobbes, author of the political treatise Leviathan and vehement critic of systematic experimentation in natural philosophy, and Robert Boyle, mechanical philosopher and owner of the newly invented air-pump. The issues at stake in their disputes ranged from the physical integrity of the air-pump to the intellectual integrity of the knowledge it might yield. Both Boyle and Hobbes were looking for ways of establishing knowledge that did not decay into ad hominem attacks and political division. Boyle proposed the experiment as cure. He argued that facts should be manufactured by machines like the air-pump so that gentlemen could witness the experiments and produce knowledge that everyone agreed on. Hobbes, by contrast, looked for natural law and viewed experiments as the artificial, unreliable products of an exclusive guild. The new approaches taken in Leviathan and the Air-Pump have been enormously influential on historical studies of science. Shapin and Schaffer found a moment of scientific revolution and showed how key scientific givens--facts, interpretations, experiment, truth--were fundamental to a new political order. Shapin and Schaffer were also innovative in their ethnographic approach. Attempting to understand the work habits, rituals, and social structures of a remote, unfamiliar group, they argued that politics were tied up in what scientists did, rather than what they said. Steven Shapin and Simon Schaffer use the confrontation between Hobbes and Boyle as a way of understanding what was at stake in the early history of scientific experimentation. They describe the protagonists' divergent views of natural knowledge, and situate the Hobbes-Boyle disputes within contemporary debates over the role of intellectuals in public life and the problems of social order and assent in Restoration England. In a new introduction, the authors describe how science and its social context were understood when this book was first published, and how the study of the history of science has changed since then.

Author : Glen Newey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317704652

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The Routledge Guidebook to Hobbes' Leviathan by Glen Newey Pdf

Hobbes is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of ideas and political thought, and his seminal text Leviathan is widely recognised as one of the greatest works of political philosophy ever written. The Routledge Guidebook to Hobbes’ Leviathan introduces the major themes in Hobbes’ great book and acts as a companion for reading this key work, examining: The context of Hobbes’ work and the background to his writing Each separate part of the text in relation to its goals, meanings and impact The reception the book received when first seen by the world The relevance of Hobbes’ work to modern philosophy, it’s legacy and influence With further reading included throughout, this text follows Hobbes’ original work closely, making it essential reading for all students of philosophy and politics, and all those wishing to get to grips with this classic work.

Author : Laurie M. Johnson Bagby,Laurie M. Bagby
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780826486202

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Hobbes's 'Leviathan' by Laurie M. Johnson Bagby,Laurie M. Bagby Pdf

Reading is an essential life skill; it can raise intelligence and develop confidence in learning. Susan Elkin's handy, introductory guide outlines teaching concepts and practical strategies to encourage reading both in and out of the classroom. Topics covered include: - Creative suggestions to encourage reading in all age groups - Ideas to support reading for pleasure as well as for information gathering - Making the most of schemes offering incentives for children to read - This is essential reading for all teachers.

Author : David Johnston
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1989-08-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691023175

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The Rhetoric of Leviathan by David Johnston Pdf

The description for this book, The Rhetoric of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes and the Politics of Cultural Transformation, will be forthcoming.

Author : Roger Kimball
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781594036453

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The New Leviathan by Roger Kimball Pdf

The ideas and policies that are percolating down from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Capitol Hill—increased government intervention, calls to “spread the wealth around,” onerous regulations, and bailouts for all—are not new. We’ve been down this road before. We know where it leads. It is that forlorn byway that Friedrich von Hayek called the Road to Serfdom. The good news is we don’t have to go down that road again. Resurrecting 18th-century style pamphleteering, Encounter Broadsides provide the intellectual ammunition for the battle over America’s future. From the folly of Obamacare, to the politicization of the Justice Department, or disastrous efforts to nationalize our education system, each Encounter Broadside assaults a new tentacle of the rising statism. Now, for the first time, The New Leviathan collects these salvos in one essential handbook. The New Leviathan is edited by Roger Kimball with contributions from John R. Bolton, Daniel DiSalvo, Richard A. Epstein, Peter Ferrara, John Fund, Victor Davis Hanson, Andrew C. McCarthy, Betsy McCaughey, Stephen Moore, Michael B. Mukasey, Glenn Harlan Reynolds, Rich Trzupek, and Kevin D. Williamson. Together, they make the definitive case for liberty and democratic capitalism at a time when they are under siege from the resurgence of collectivist sentiment.

Author : Thomas Ertman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0521484278

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Birth of the Leviathan by Thomas Ertman Pdf

Ertman presents a new theory to explain the variation in political regimes and state infrastructures in pre-French Revolution Europe.

Author : John Locke
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603846868

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Locke: Political Writings by John Locke Pdf

John Locke's Second Treatise of Government (c. 1681) is perhaps the key founding liberal text. A Letter Concerning Toleration, written in 1685 (a year when a Catholic monarch came to the throne of England and Louis XVI unleashed a reign of terror against Protestants in France), is a classic defense of religious freedom. Yet many of Locke's other writings--not least the Constitutions of Carolina, which he helped draft--are almost defiantly anti-liberal in outlook. This comprehensive collection brings together the main published works (excluding polemical attacks on other people's views) with the most important surviving evidence from among Locke’s papers relating to his political philosophy. David Wootton's wide-ranging and scholarly Introduction sets the writings in the context of their time, examines Locke's developing ideas and unorthodox Christianity, and analyzes his main arguments. The result is the first fully rounded picture of Locke’s political thought in his own words.

Author : Lawrence E. Marks
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781483260334

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The Unity of the Senses by Lawrence E. Marks Pdf

Academic Press Series in Cognition and Perception: The Unity of the Senses: Interrelations Among the Modalities focuses on the perceptual processes, approaches, and methodologies involved in studies on the unity of the senses. The publication first elaborates on the doctrines of equivalent information, analogous sensory attributes and qualities, and common psychophysical properties. Discussions focus on discrimination, sensitivity, sound symbolism, intensity, brightness, and cross-modal perception of size, form, and space. The text then examines the doctrine of neural correspondences and sound symbolism in poetry, including sound and meaning, analogue and formal representation, vowel symbolism in poetry, coding perceptual information, coding sensory attributes, and evolution and development. The manuscript takes a look at synesthetic metaphor in poetry, as well as unity of the senses and synesthetic metaphor, warm and cool colors, synesthetic metaphors of odor and music, metaphorical imperative, and the music of Conrad Aiken. The publication is a valuable source of data for researchers interested in the unity of the senses.

Author : Sean Fleming
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691206462

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Leviathan on a Leash by Sean Fleming Pdf

The first suggests that states can be held responsible because they are 'moral agents' like human beings, with similar capacities for deliberation and intentional action. A state is responsible in the same way in which an indivdiual is responsible. The second sthat states can be held responsible because they are legal persons that act vicariously through their officials; states are 'principals' rather than agents, and the model for state responsibility is a case of vicariously liability, such as when an employer is held financially liable for the actions of her employee. Sam Fleming reconstructs and develops a forgotten understanding of state responsibility from Thomas Hobbes' political thought. Like proponents of the two theories of state responsibility, Hobbes considered states to be 'persons', meaning that actions, rights, and responsibilities can be attributed to them. States can be said to wage war, possess sovereignty, and owe money.