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1 online resource (225 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; FOREWORD; 1. Hobbes the Philosopher; 2. Inertia and the End of the Finite Cosmos; 3. The Corporealization of Substance; 4. The Disordering of Nature; 5. A New Science and Political Deliverance; 6. Passion and the Politics of Containment; 7. Conclusion and Methodological Postscript; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W |
| Summary |
Two principal issues interact and overlap in this penetrating analysis: the relationship between Hobbes' natural philosophy and his civil philosophy, and the relationship between Hobbes' thought and the Aristotelian world view that constituted the philosophical orthodoxy he rejected. On the first point Thomas A. Spragens Jr. argues that Hobbes' political ideas were in fact significantly influenced by his cosmological perceptions, although they were not, and could not have been, completely derived from that source. On the second, the author demonstrates that Hobbes undertook a highly systematic |
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Hobbes, Thomas 1588-1679 |
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Philosophy, English 17th century |
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Political science Great Britain History 17th century |
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Political science Philosophy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.
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| SUBJECT |
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679 fast |
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Political science -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
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Philosophy, English -- 17th century.
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Political.
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Philosophy, English
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Political science
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Political science -- Philosophy
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813164526 |
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0813164524 |
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1322601119 |
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9781322601113 |
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