The Left Case for Brexit
- 200 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Why opposing Brexit means opposing socialism and democracy--
Richard Tuck Books
January 9, 1949
Richard Tuck is a premier scholar in the history of political thought. His works delve into a wide array of subjects, encompassing political authority, human rights, natural law, and toleration. His scholarship scrutinizes key thinkers and the historical trajectory of political ideas from Grotius and Hobbes through to Kant. Tuck also explores the origins of economic thought and contemporary challenges within that field.
Natural Rights Theories
- 193 pages
- 7 hours of reading
The origins of natural rights theories in medieval Europe and their development in the seventeenth century.
The Rights of War and Peace
Political Thought and the International Order from Grotius to Kant
- 254 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Focusing on the development of modern international law, this book provides a comprehensive historical account from ancient times to the seventeenth century. It explores the moral foundations of war and international aggression, drawing connections to the influential ideas of political theorists like Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Kant. Professor Richard Tuck delves into the rich debates that shaped these theories, offering insights into the evolution of international relations.
Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction
- 168 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This study evaluates Hobbes's philosophy, describing him to have been passionately concerned with the refutation of scepticism, and to have developed a theory of knowledge, which rivalled that of Descartes in its importance.
The Sleeping Sovereign
- 310 pages
- 11 hours of reading
An examination of how the modern idea of constitutional referendums developed and how direct democracy became possible in modern states.
§ Thomas Hobbes` Ideen über die Freiheit und Unfreiheit des Individuums, über Macht, Gewalt, Gesetz und Gerechtigkeit waren für die Entwicklung der westlichen Demokratien von grundlegender Bedeutung. Überraschende Aspekte eines großen politischen Denkers - die spannende Einführung in das Leben eines der wichtigsten Philosophen der Neuzeit.§
