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Visions of Politics
Quentin Skinner
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Paperback. Third of three volumes of essays by Quentin Skinner, one of the world's leading historians. Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654. Hobbes and Civil Science. 404 pages. Third of three volumes of essays by Quentin Skinner, one of the world's leading historians. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight: 654.
The third of three volumes of essays by Quentin Skinner, one of the world's leading intellectual historians. This collection includes some of his most important essays on Thomas Hobbes, each of which has been carefully revised for publication in this form. In a series of writings spanning the past four decades Professor Skinner examines, with his customary perspicuity, the evolution and character of Hobbes's political thought. An indispensable work in its own right, this volume also serves as a demonstration of those methodological theories propounded in Volume I, and as an appositional commentary on the Renaissance values of civic virtue ... Read more
The third of three volumes of essays by Quentin Skinner, one of the world's leading intellectual historians. This collection includes some of his most important essays on Thomas Hobbes, each of which has been carefully revised for publication in this form. In a series of writings spanning the past four decades Professor Skinner examines, with his customary perspicuity, the evolution and character of Hobbes's political thought. An indispensable work in its own right, this volume also serves as a demonstration of those methodological theories propounded in Volume I, and as an appositional commentary on the Renaissance values of civic virtue ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521890601
SKU
V9780521890601
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About Quentin Skinner
Quentin Skinner is Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's College.
Reviews for Visions of Politics
'As a retrospective showcase of the work of a major scholar, this is impressive. Skinner's ability to combine political and philosophical insight with minute knowledge of several centuries of political literature is awe inspiring.' Robert Sugden, The Times Higher Education Supplement ' … this is a deeply impressive collection which displays Skinner's exceptional range.' The New York Review