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Hobbes: On the Citizen

Authors

Edited by
Richard Tuck
, Harvard University, Massachusetts and Jesus College, Cambridge,
Michael Silverthorne
, McGill University, Montréal
Published 1998

Description

De Cive (On the Citizen) is the first full exposition of the political thought of Thomas Hobbes, the greatest English political philosopher of all time. Professors Tuck and Silverthorne have undertaken the first complete translation since 1651, a rendition long thought (in error) to be at least sanctioned by Hobbes himself. On the Citizen is written in a clear, straightforward, expository style, and in many ways offers students a more digestible account of Hobbes's political thought than the Leviathan itself.…

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Key features

  • First translation since 1651 of a crucial text by the greatest English political philosopher
  • Full student-friendly editorial apparatus, including glossary of terms
  • Perhaps the most accessible single Hobbes text now available - convenient introduction to his thought

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