Behemoth Or The Long Parliament

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022622984X
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behemoth or The Long Parliament written by Thomas Hobbes and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behemoth, or The Long Parliament is essential to any reader interested in the historical context of the thought of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). In De Cive (1642) and Leviathan (1651), the great political philosopher had developed an analytical framework for discussing sedition, rebellion, and the breakdown of authority. Behemoth, completed around 1668 and not published until after Hobbe's death, represents the systematic application of this framework to the English Civil War. In his insightful and substantial Introduction, Stephen Holmes examines the major themes and implications of Behemoth in Hobbes's system of thought. Holmes notes that a fresh consideration of Behemoth dispels persistent misreadings of Hobbes, including the idea that man is motivated solely by a desire for self-preservation. Behemoth, which is cast as a series of dialogues between a teacher and his pupil, locates the principal cause of the Civil War less in economic interests than in the stubborn irrationality of key actors. It also shows more vividly than any of Hobbe's other works the importance of religion in his theories of human nature and behavior.

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
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Download or read book Behemoth written by Thomas Hobbes and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781976557606
Total Pages : 142 pages
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Download or read book Behemoth written by Thomas Hobbes and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behemoth was written in 1668 as a follow-up to a previous and scandalous political work, Leviathan (1651). Leviathan is a representation of an ideal political world, and Behemoth has been considered to be a contrasting treatise on what happens when the very worst abuses of government come to pass. Hobbes applied his understanding of the science of human nature to explain why the English Civil War came to pass. He was able to do this because he "did not make an impassable gulf between his rational understanding on the one hand and the particular events which he witnessed, remembered, or heard about on the other". The book is written in the form of a discourse between two men. The first speaker, called only "A", is an eyewitness and possible insider to the events of the English Civil War. The second speaker, referred to as "B", is a student aiming to understand the breakdown in the government of England at that time.

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331139225
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behemoth Or the Long Parliament (Classic Reprint) written by Thomas Hobbes and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Behemoth or the Long Parliament My Lord, I present your Lordship with four short dialogues concerning the memorable civil war in his Majesty's dominions from 1640 to 1660. The first contains the seed of it, certain opinions in divinity and politics. The second hath the growth of it in declarations, remonstrances, and other writings between the King and Parliament published. The two last are a very short epitome of the war itself, drawn out of Mr. Heaths chronicle. There can be nothing more instructive towards loyalty and justice than will be the memory, while it lasts, of that war. Your Lordship may do with it what you please. I petition not to have it published. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic written by Thomas Hobbes and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic, philosopher Thomas Hobbes endeavors to enlighten the bond between physics, psychology and politics. Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. In addition to political philosophy, Hobbes contributed to a diverse array of other fields, including history, jurisprudence, geometry, the physics of gases, theology, and ethics, as well as philosophy in general.

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
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Download or read book Behemoth; or, The long parliament, ed. from the original MS. by F. Tönnies written by Thomas Hobbes and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781294984733
Total Pages : 224 pages
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Download or read book Behemoth; Or, the Long Parliament - Scholar's Choice Edition written by Thomas Hobbes and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Geoffrey M. Vaughan
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739120934
Total Pages : 188 pages
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Download or read book Behemoth Teaches Leviathan written by Geoffrey M. Vaughan and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did Hobbes's political philosophy have practical intentions? There exists no "Hobbist" school of thought; no new political order was inspired by Hobbesian precepts. Yet in Behemoth Teaches Leviathan Geoffrey M. Vaughan revisits Behemoth to reveal hitherto unexplored pedagogic purpose to Hobbes's political philosophy. The work demonstrates Hobbes's firm commitment to government and his attempts to create a system of political education to underpin his commitment to sovereignty. Vaughan explore Hobbes's political education in detail and in an epilogue considers the resurgence of political education in contemporary liberal theory. He discovers that contemporary political education has far more in common with Hobbes's system than it does with early liberalism.

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1319 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Political Works of Thomas Hobbes (4 Books in One Edition) written by Thomas Hobbes and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 1319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The political Works, written by Thomas Hobbes, described his views on how humans could thrive in harmony while avoiding the perils and fear of societal conflict. His experience during a time of upheaval in England influenced his thoughts, which he captured in The Elements of Law , De Cive (On the Citizen), Behemoth, or The Long Parliament and his most famous work, Leviathan. Leviathan, published in 1651, concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory. Written during the English Civil War (1642–1651), Leviathan argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. Hobbes wrote that civil war and situations identified with a state of nature and the famous motto Bellum omnium contra omnes ("the war of all against all") could only be averted by strong central government. De Cive ('On the citizen') was Hobbes's first published book of political philosophy. Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher who is considered one of the founders of modern political philosophy.

Author : THOMAS. HOBBES
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033089231
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book BEHEMOTH OR THE LONG PARLIAMENT written by THOMAS. HOBBES and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: