Quentin Skinner, Quentin Skinnner

Reason and Rhetoric in the Philosophy of Hobbes

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Produktbeschreibung

An outstanding new interpretation of Hobbes, one of the most difficult and challenging of political philosophers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 798g
• ISBN-13: 9780521596459
• ISBN-10: 0521596459
• Artikelnr.: 22484263

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Classical Eloquenc e in Renaissance England: 1. The study of rhetoric
2. The politics of eloquence
3. The means of persuasion
4. The techniques of redescription
5. The uses of imagery
Part II. Hobbes and the Idea of a Civil Science: 6. Hobbes's early humanism
7. Hobbes's rejection of eloquence
8. Hobbes's science of politics
9. Hobbes's reconsideration of eloquence
10. Hobbes's practice of rhetoric
Conclusion: why did Hobbes change his mind?
Bibliography
Index.