Reason and Rhetoric in the Philosophy of Hobbes

by Quentin Skinner

Book Overview

Quentin Skinner presents a fundamental reappraisal of the political theory of Hobbes. Using, for the first time, the full range of manuscript as well as printed sources, it documents an entirely new view of Hobbes's intellectual development, and re-examines the shift from a humanist to a scientific culture in European moral and political thought. By examining Hobbes's philosophy against the background of his humanist education, Professor Skinner rescues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521596459
• ISBN13: 9780521596459
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"