Thomas Hobbes, Political Ideas in Historical Context
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Pearlydewdrops [60526080], Streat, United Kingdom.
Some slight reading creases at spine. Sun fading at spine and 1cm into front and back covers. Shipped from the UK within 2 business days of order being placed.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Herb Tandree Philosophy Books [17426], Stroud, GLOS, United Kingdom.
9780333495995 This listing is a new book, a title currently in-print which we order directly and immediately from the publisher. Print on Demand title, produced to the highest standard, and there would be a delay in dispatch of around 15 working days.

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The ideas of Hobbes are of relevance to modern political problems. Hobbes had much to say that bears directly on the questions of rights of individuals and minorities, the limits of state power, the legitimacy of civil disobedience and the nature of international relations. By rigorous argument from first principles, he tried to show that human survival necessitates absolute state power but that rulers should not use their power to suppress unorthodox opinions. Too often commentators on Hobbes h... The ideas of Hobbes are of relevance to modern political problems. Hobbes had much to say that bears directly on the questions of rights of individuals and minorities, the limits of state power, the legitimacy of civil disobedience and the nature of international relations. By rigorous argument from first principles, he tried to show that human survival necessitates absolute state power but that rulers should not use their power to suppress unorthodox opinions. Too often commentators on Hobbes have failed to grasp his meaning because they have ignored the historical context in which he wrote. Drawing on much recent scholarship and many little-known 17th-century sources, the author sets Hobbes' teachings on the state of nature , the origins of government, the powers of rulers, the nature of the family and other issues against a backcloth of contemporary discussions. Indeed, the author argues that a great deal of what Hobbes had to say cannot be properly understood unless it is seen in the context of 17th-century political and religious debates - debates which helped to bring civil war to England in the 1640s, and which fuelled warfare on the European continent for much of the 17thTaal: Engels;Afmetingen: 30x216x138 mm;Gewicht: 304,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: juli 1992;ISBN10: 0333495993;ISBN13: 9780333495995; Engelstalig | Paperback | 1992.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: EUR.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Pearlydewdrops, West Sussex, Haywards Heath, [RE:4].
Some slight reading creases at spine. Sun fading at spine and 1cm into front and back covers. Paperback.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: EUR.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Herb Tandree Philosophy Books, Stroud, Glos, [RE:4].
Paperback.