Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction

Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction

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Philosophy
Format Paperback
Pages 144
Language English
Published Aug 29, 2002
Publisher Oxford University Press
ISBN-10 0192802550
ISBN-13 9780192802552
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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 rivaled that of Descartes in its importance for the formation of modern philosophy.


Tuck's study explores Hobbes in the context of his age, revealing his concern for a refutation of skepticism and development of a theory of knowledge.

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