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Routledge
Thomas Hobbes is arguably the greatest of all English philosophers. In the second half of the twentieth century, he has been subject to sustained critical attention. He was capable of powerful argument on virtually any plane, whether logical, scriptural or historical. And he has attracted attention in all these areas and more - to do with questions of historical method, language and linguistics,... Read more
Volume 1 Texts and Contexts (28 essays); Volume 2 Ethics (28 essays); Volume 3 Politics and Law (45 essays); Volume 4 Religion (21 essays)
Biography
Preston King teaches at Lancaster University.
`Many librarians and more readers will be grateful to have them ... these four volumes are, among other things, an exhibition of the increasing sophistication of political thought, and we may be grateful for them' - Times Literary Supplement
