The seventeenth century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes is best known for his political philosophy, as revealed in his magnum opus âLeviathanâ (1651). Hobbes regarded government primarily as a device for ensuring collective security. He argued that political authority is justified by a hypothetical social contract among the many, giving a sovereign person the responsibility for the safety and well-being of all. Hobbes also contributed to a diverse array of other fields, including history, jurisprudence, geometry, the physics of gases, theology, ethics and general philosophy. However, his enduring contribution was as a political philosopher, who justified wide-ranging government powers on the basis of the self-interested consent of citizens. This comprehensive eBook presents Hobbesâ collected (almost complete) works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hobbesâ life and works
* Concise introductions to the major works
* Features rare treatises appearing for the first time in digital publishing
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Two texts of âLeviathanâ: the first edition text and Molesworthâs seminal 1839 edition
* Includes Hobbesâ rare poetryâ available in no other collection
* Features the translations, including the celebrated complete translation of Thucydides
* Hobbesâ scarce autobiographical work
* Features two biographies â discover Hobbesâ intriguing life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres
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CONTENTS:
The Books
Elements of Law, Natural and Politic
Of Liberty and Necessity
Answer to Sir William Davenantâs Preface before Gondibert
De Cive
Leviathan
De Corpore
Six Lessons to the Professor of Mathematics
Seven Philosophical Problems
A Dialogue between a Philosopher and a Student of the Common Laws of England
An Answer to a Book Published by Dr. Bramhall, Late Bishop of Derry
Three Papers Presented to the Royal Society Against Dr. Wallis
Ten Dialogues of Natural Philosophy
An Historical Narration concerning Hersey and the Punishment Thereof
Behemoth
The Translations
Eight Books of the Peloponnesian War
The Whole Art of Rhetoric
Translation of Homerâs âIliadâ
Translation of Homerâs âOdysseyâ
The Poetry
De Mirabilis Pecci, Being the Wonders of the Peak in Darby-shire
The Life of Mr. Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury
Historia Ecclesiastica Carmine Elegiaco Concinnata
The Autobiography
Considerations upon the Reputation, Loyalty, Manners and Religion of Thomas Hobbes of Malmsbury
The Biographies
Thomas Hobbes by George Croom Robertson
Thomas Hobbes by Leslie Stephen
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