Reason and Rhetoric in the Philosophy of Hobbes (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521554367)

This major work from Quentin Skinner presents a fundamental reappraisal of the political theory of Hobbes. Using, for the first time, the full range of manuscript as well as printed sources, it documents an entirely new view of Hobbes' intellectual development, and reexamines the shift from a humanist to a scientific culture in European moral and political thought. By examining Hobbes' philosophy against the background of his humanist education, Professor Skinner rescues this most difficult and challenging of political philosophers from the intellectual isolation in which he is so often discussed.

Author: Quentin Skinner
ISBN-10: 0521554365
ISBN-13: 9780521554367
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/22/1996
Pages: 494
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.73w x 0.54d