{"product_id":"hobbes-paperback","title":"Hobbes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. P. Martinich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was the first great English philosopher and one of the most important theorists of human nature and politics in the history of Western thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis superlative introduction presents Hobbes' main doctrines and arguments, covering all of Hobbes' philosophy. A.P. Martinich begins with a helpful overview of Hobbes' life and work, setting his ideas against the political and scientific background of seventeenth-century England. He then introduces and assesses, in clear chapters, Hobbes' contributions to fundamental areas of philosophy: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eepistemology and metaphysics, in particular Hobbes' materialism and determinism and his relation to Descartes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eethics and political philosophy, concentrating on Hobbes' most famous work, \u003cem\u003eLeviathan, \u003c\/em\u003e and the theory of the social contract it advances\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ephilosophy of science, logic and language, considering Hobbes' theory of nominalism and his writing on rhetoric and the uses of language; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ereligion, examining Hobbes' analyses of revelation, prophets and miracles. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final chapter considers the legacy of Hobbes' thought and his influence on contemporary philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.P.Martinich \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Hobbes Dictionary \u003c\/em\u003e(Blackwell, 1995), \u003cem\u003eHobbes: A Biography\u003c\/em\u003e (CUP, 2000) and the editor of \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy of Language \u003c\/em\u003e(OUP, 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.52 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724036837439,"sku":"9780415283281","price":59.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f08f1bb832bec605d1246a9512f9d3b0.webp?v=1765101252","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/hobbes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}