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DescriptionThomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This study evaluates Hobbes's philosophy, describing him to have been passionately concerned with the refutation of scepticism, and to have developed a theory of knowledge, which rivalled that of Descartes in its importance. Reviews"Review from previous edition "lucid introduction to the first great English political philosopher."--The Times Table of contentsTHE LIFE OF A HUMANIST; The life of a philosopher; The life of a heretic; SCIENCE; Ethics; Politics; Religion; HOBBES AS A MODERN NATURAL LAW THEORIST; Hobbes as the demon of modernity; Hobbes as the social scientist; Hobbes as a moralist; Hobbes today; CONCLUSION |