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The Political Philosophy of Hobbes: Its Basis and Its Genesis (Phoenix Books) (Paperback)

by Leo Strauss (Author), Elsa M. Sinclair (Translator) "HOBBES'S political philosophy is the first peculiarly modern attempt to give a coherent and exhaustive answer to the question of man's right life, which is..." (more)
Key Phrases: patrimonial monarchy, humanist period, traditional political philosophy, Aristotle's Rhetoric, Elements of Law, Nicomachean Ethics (more...)
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In this classic analysis, Leo Strauss pinpoints what is original and innovative in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. He argues that Hobbes's ideas arose not from tradition or science but from his own deep knowledge and experience of human nature. Tracing the development of Hobbes's moral doctrine from his early writings to his major work The Leviathan, Strauss explains contradictions in the body of Hobbes's work and discovers startling connections between Hobbes and the thought of Plato, Thucydides, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, and Hegel.


About the Author
Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was Robert Maynard Hutchins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in political science at the University of Chicago. Among his works published by the University of Chicago Press are Thoughts on Machiavelli, The City and Man, and Natural Right and History.
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  • Paperback: 190 pages
  • Publisher: University Of Chicago Press (April 15, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0226776964
  • ISBN-13: 978-0226776965
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
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