Philosophy and Government, 1572-1651

by Richard Tuck

Book Overview

Philosophy and Government is a major new contribution to our understanding of European political theory which will challenge the perspectives in which political thought is understood. Framed as a general account of the period between 1572 and 1651 it charts the formation of a distinctively modern political vocabulary, based upon arguments of political necessity and raison d'etat in the work of the major theorists. Whilst Dr Tuck pays detailed attention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521438853
• ISBN13: 9780521438858
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 8.9"