Three-Text Edition of Thomas Hobbes's Political Theory: The Elements of Law, De Cive and Leviathan

ISBN 10: 1107155231 / ISBN 13: 9781107155237

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Three-Text Edition of Thomas Hobbes's Political Theory: The Elements of Law, De Cive and Leviathan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107155231
• ISBN 13: 9781107155237
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

An exciting English-language edition which for the first time presents Thomas Hobbes's masterpiece Leviathan alongside two earlier works, The Elements of Law and De Cive. By arranging the three texts side by side, Baumgold offers readers an enhanced understanding of Hobbes's political theory and addresses an important need within Hobbes scholarship. The parallel presentation highlights substantive connections between the texts and makes it easy to trace the development of Hobbes's thinking. Readers can follow developments both at the 'micro' level of specific arguments and at the 'macro' level of the overall scope and organization of the theory. The volume also includes parallel presentations of Hobbes's chapter outlines, which serve as a key to the texts and are collected in a précis appendix.

About the Author

Deborah Baumgold is Professor Emerita of Political Science at the University of Oregon and a member of Wolfson College and Clare Hall of the University of Cambridge. Her previous publications include Hobbes's Political Theory (Cambridge, 1988) and Contract Theory in Historical Context: Essays on Grotius, Hobbes, and Locke (2010). She has been a Visiting Fellow at Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands and Queen Mary University of London.