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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.
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Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction, Richard Tuck
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- Released
- 2002
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- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Richard Tuck
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 168
- ISBN10
- 0192802550
- ISBN13
- 9780192802552
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Religion & Spirituality, Biographies, Political Science & Politics, Religious Topics, Philosophical Topics, References & Manuals, Philosophy, Politics, England, Politicians' Biographies, Ethics, State, Mathematicians, Natural Scientists
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
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- 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.