{"product_id":"the-platonian-leviathan-paperback","title":"The Platonian Leviathan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeon Harold Craig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Hobbes's influential political treatise, \u003cem\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/em\u003e, was first published in 1651. Many scholars have since credited him with a mechanistic outlook towards human nature that established the basis of modern Western political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory. In \u003cem\u003eThe Platonian Leviathan\u003c\/em\u003e, Leon Harold Craig weaves together philosophy, political science, and literature to offer a radical re-interpretation of Hobbes's most famous work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough Craig begins and concludes his analysis with discussions of Herman Melville's \u003cem\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/em\u003e and includes an essay on Joseph Conrad's \u003cem\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e, the bulk of his two-part commentary centres on \u003cem\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/em\u003e. Part One shows the overt principles of Hobbes's political prescription to be untenable, and strongly suggests that Hobbes himself did not subscribe to these rules, using them only as tools to further his philosophical goals. In Part Two, Craig displays the underlying Platonism of Hobbes's thinking. Sure to be controversial, \u003cem\u003eThe Platonian Leviathan \u003c\/em\u003emay nonetheless re-orient the future direction of Hobbes scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 716\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773400351008,"sku":"9781442616004","price":92.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2a0667a00acef7c0dd0444b902058be6_18f0022e-18ba-4535-9b11-032c95de82f8.webp?v=1780426191","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-platonian-leviathan-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}