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This 12 volume boxed set collection brings together major writings by Hobbes in English, including translations of some of his Latin works. It aims to be an indispensible reference for the increasing number of books and articles appearing in many languages and countries throughout the world today. This increase in scholarly activity reflects the wide recognition accorded Hobbes whose message is as relevant and controversial today as when it was first published in the seventeenth century. ... Read more

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Talking Wolves advances an analysis of Hobbes whichtakes language seriously (as seriously as Hobbes took it). It presentsa reading of Hobbes's view of society at large, and political societyin particular, through a comprehensive discussion based on, andintimately linked to, his philosophy of language. This philosophy, inturn, is seen in a new light as being a pragmatic theory of languagein use, language in action. ... Read more

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A school of thought traceable to the political writings of Bodin and Hobbes believes that "order" is the cardinal principle which takes precedence over "justice" - which is reduced to conformity. The main concern of this book is to analyse this tradition through study of its progenitors. ... Read more

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Bodin and Hobbes
A good book from somebody that really knows the subject. Preston King have before organized lots of relevant articles about Hobbes, in four volumes. Now, he gifts us with an interesting comparative analyses of Bodin and Hobbes, about something that is important to everybody who was trying tounderstand State and sovereignity: how can we work with order and humanbeings? ... Read more

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The aim of this collection is twofold: on the one hand, it brings together the most significant and influential articles on Hobbes that have been published in the twentieth century; on the other hand, it aims at capturing the trend of fragmentation of Hobbes studies offering a taste of early epic interpretations that engaged with the whole of Hobbes' theory; and, a taste of later works interested in capturing more limited narratives and at recounting parallel stories that seem to be running through Hobbes' works. The introduction offers a compass to orient the reader's journey through the collection. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more