Hobbes
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Richard Tuck.
Series: Very short introductions
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
Subjects: Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-134) and index.