Much of Thomas Hobbes's work can be read as historical commentary, taking up questions in the philosophy of history and the rhetorical possibilities of written history. This collection of scholarly essays explores the relation of Hobbes's work to history as a branch of learning.
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This collection of scholarly essays explores the relation of Hobbes' work to history as a branch of learning.
Part One: Hobbes and History1. Hobbes's Concept of History 2. When Hobbes Needed History 3. Hobbes and Historiography: Why the Future, He says, Does not Exist 4. Hobbes, History and Wisdom 5. Hobbes's Uses of the History of PhilosophyPart Two: Hobbesian Histories 6. Hobbes and Tacitus 7. The Peace of Silence: Thucydides and the English Civil War 8. Hobbes's Behemoth 9. Hobbes and Sacred History 10. Hobbes, Selden, Erastianism and the History of the Jews
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ISBN
9780415224444
Publisert
2000-06-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
212

Biographical note

Rogers, G.A. John; Sorell, Thomas