{"product_id":"the-political-philosophy-of-hobbes-its-basis-and-its-genesis-paperback","title":"The Political Philosophy of Hobbes: Its Basis and Its Genesis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeo Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElsa M. Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this classic analysis, Leo Strauss pinpoints what is original and innovative in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. He argues that Hobbes's ideas arose not from tradition or science but from his own deep knowledge and experience of human nature. Tracing the development of Hobbes's moral doctrine from his early writings to his major work \u003ci\u003eThe Leviathan, \u003c\/i\u003e Strauss explains contradictions in the body of Hobbes's work and discovers startling connections between Hobbes and the thought of Plato, Thucydides, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, and Hegel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this classic analysis, Leo Strauss pinpoints what is original and innovative in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. He argues that Hobbes's ideas arose not from tradition or science but from his own deep knowledge and experience of human nature. Tracing the development of Hobbes's moral doctrine from his early writings to his major work, The Leviathan, Strauss explains contradictions in the body of Hobbes's work and discovers startling connections between Hobbes and the thought of Plato, Thucydides, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, and Hegel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1973) was Robert Maynard Hutchins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in political science at the University of Chicago. Among his works published by the University of Chicago Press are \u003ci\u003eThoughts on Machiavelli, The City and Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNatural Right and History\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.52 x 5.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777775403296,"sku":"9780226776965","price":51.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3ce27fc95e6a40ada9f32b2fd21bb3ac.webp?v=1780501586","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-political-philosophy-of-hobbes-its-basis-and-its-genesis-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}