Hobbes and republican liberty
"Hobbes and Republican Liberty is an extended essay that develops several of the theme announced by Quentin Skinner in his famous inaugural lecture on 'Liberty before Liberalism' of 1998, Cogent, engaged, accessible and indeed exhilarating, this new book will appeal to readers of history, politics and philosophy at all levels and provides an excellent introduction to the work of one of the most celebrated thinkers of our time."--Jacket.
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- Full title :Hobbes and republican liberty / Quentin Skinner.
Summary
"Hobbes and Republican Liberty is an extended essay that develops several of the theme announced by Quentin Skinner in his famous inaugural lecture on 'Liberty before Liberalism' of 1998, Cogent, engaged, accessible and indeed exhilarating, this new book will appeal to readers of history, politics and philosophy at all levels and provides an excellent introduction to the work of one of the most celebrated thinkers of our time."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2008.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge, UK
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2008.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxiii, 245 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780521886765, 0521886767, 9780521714167, 0521714168
- oclc:ocn156811714
- LC Classification:B1247
- Dewey Decimal:320.011
Table of Contents
Introductory : Hobbes's humanist beginnings -- The elements of law : liberty described -- The elements of law : liberty circumscribed -- Leviathan : liberty redefined -- Liberty and political obligation.
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