Hobbes
by Richard Tuck, Thomas Hobbes, Michael Silverthorne
1989PhilosophyPolitical scienceHobbes, thomas, 1588-1679Criticism and interpretationBritish Philosophy
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Thomas Hobbes has long had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist, who saw human nature as evil, proposing a totalitarian state to subdue human failings. This study re-evaluates his philosophy, showing his concern with refuting scepticism.
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PhilosophyPolitical scienceHobbes, thomas, 1588-1679Criticism and interpretationBritish Philosophy
First published 1989Characters & people
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Richard Tuck
1949
British academic, political theorist and historian of political thought, who is a professor of government at Harvard University.
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