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| ISBN13: | 9780192868749 |
| ISBN10: | 0192868748 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 832 pages |
| Size: | 199x129x36 mm |
| Weight: | 568 g |
| Language: | English |
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Leviathan
Series:
Oxford World's Classics;
Edition number: 2
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Date of Publication: 12 September 2024
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Short description:
Hobbes's Leviathan is one of the most important works in the history of Western political thought, and the issues it addresses are still fundamental to us all today.
Long description:
'He that is to govern a whole Nation, must read inhimself, not this, or that particular man; but Man-kind.'
Thomas Hobbes's Leviathanis not just one of the greatest philosophicaltexts in the English language; it is one of the most important works in thehistory of Western political thought. Almost every major tradition in thecenturies after Hobbes - from radical democracy to authoritarianism - hasbeen influenced by its arguments. Written in exile in a period of dramaticdevelopments - civil war and regicide - Leviathanis in some ways theproduct of its own special circumstances. And yet, at the same time,it deals with fundamental issues that matter to all of us today: the natureand purpose of the state, the relation between human nature and politics,the idea of natural rights, the justification of authority, the concept ofrepresentation, the nature of sovereignty, the limits of obedience, andthe relationship between religious obligations and human ones.
This new edition offers a definitive text drawn from more than twentyyears of research by Noel Malcolm, including, in English translation, allthe most significant revisions made in Hobbes's later Latin translation of Leviathan, as well as extensive explanatory notes that elucidate Hobbes'slanguage and identify the many Biblical, classical, and other allusionsthat are scattered through his text.
Thomas Hobbes's Leviathanis not just one of the greatest philosophicaltexts in the English language; it is one of the most important works in thehistory of Western political thought. Almost every major tradition in thecenturies after Hobbes - from radical democracy to authoritarianism - hasbeen influenced by its arguments. Written in exile in a period of dramaticdevelopments - civil war and regicide - Leviathanis in some ways theproduct of its own special circumstances. And yet, at the same time,it deals with fundamental issues that matter to all of us today: the natureand purpose of the state, the relation between human nature and politics,the idea of natural rights, the justification of authority, the concept ofrepresentation, the nature of sovereignty, the limits of obedience, andthe relationship between religious obligations and human ones.
This new edition offers a definitive text drawn from more than twentyyears of research by Noel Malcolm, including, in English translation, allthe most significant revisions made in Hobbes's later Latin translation of Leviathan, as well as extensive explanatory notes that elucidate Hobbes'slanguage and identify the many Biblical, classical, and other allusionsthat are scattered through his text.
Table of Contents:
General Introduction
Textual Introduction
Selected Further Reading
How to Use This Edition
Abbreviations
Leviathan
Translation of Ch. 9 of the Latin Leviathan
Translation of Ch. 46 of the Latin Leviathan
Translation of Ch. 47 of the Latin Leviathan
Translation of the Appendix to the Latin Leviathan: Ch. 1
Translation of the Appendix to the Latin Leviathan: Ch. 2
Translation of the Appendix to the Latin Leviathan: Ch. 3
Explanatory Notes
Bibliography
Index
Textual Introduction
Selected Further Reading
How to Use This Edition
Abbreviations
Leviathan
Translation of Ch. 9 of the Latin Leviathan
Translation of Ch. 46 of the Latin Leviathan
Translation of Ch. 47 of the Latin Leviathan
Translation of the Appendix to the Latin Leviathan: Ch. 1
Translation of the Appendix to the Latin Leviathan: Ch. 2
Translation of the Appendix to the Latin Leviathan: Ch. 3
Explanatory Notes
Bibliography
Index