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by Thomas Hobbes
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Tolle Lege!.
Tolle Lege!. rated it 9 years ago
The Open Syllabus Project, the systematic study of over one million college syllabi ranks this book as the seventh most popular book cited by syllabi. After having listened to this book I know exactly why. The Age of Enlightenment starts with this book.It's clear that the project of the Enlightenmen...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 11 years ago
to findRead this waay back when. Time for a revisit.
Level up!
Level up! rated it 12 years ago
Whereas I am trying to broaden my knowledge base and learn more basic philosophy, and whereas I am reading for pleasure rather than to create or support any argument, and whereas Hobbes likes to define and use italics profusely, and whereas his writing is in a style most soporific and whereas it tak...
Julian Meynell's Books
Julian Meynell's Books rated it 13 years ago
Rereading
deborahmarkus7
deborahmarkus7 rated it 13 years ago
The good news is, Hobbes writes beautifully. The bad news is, I hate reading classical philosophy because when the philosopher says something I disagree with, I want to argue with him and I can't because he's dead. In this case, Hobbes just defended the idea that if you agree to pay ransom to someon...
Reading Adler's List
Reading Adler's List rated it 14 years ago
Leviathan is Hobbes’ metaphor for the State.According to Hobbes, the use of speech has four abuses. The second of which is when men “use words metaphorically, that is, in other sense than that they are ordained for, and therby deceive others.” Bk. 1, Ch. IV, pg. 17.I’ll come back to this.Hobbes is...
Edward
Edward rated it 14 years ago
PrefaceA Scheme of ReferenceIntroductionA Note on the TextSelect BibliographyChronology--Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and CivillExplanatory NotesIndex of Subjects
Edward
Edward rated it 14 years ago
PrefaceA Scheme of ReferenceIntroductionA Note on the TextSelect BibliographyChronology--Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and CivillExplanatory NotesIndex of Subjects
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