num_pages: 258
description: When Leviathan first appeared in 1651, it was recognized as a work of extraordinary scope, uniting metaphysical, theological, and political arguments into a single distinctive outlook. Contending that modern readers do the book an injustice by neglecting its metaphysical and theological themes, David Johnston supports his claim with a detailed examination of the text as a whole and with a reinterpretation of the genesis of the work.
language: English
title: The Rhetoric of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes and the Politics of Cultural Transformation
titlecomplete: The Rhetoric of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes and the Politics of Cultural Transformation
genres: Philosophy
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Princeton University Press