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# Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction

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## Customer Reviews

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    A Good, But Not Great, Introduction
  

*by C***. on Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2016*

Thomas Hobbes is one of the more obscure of the important philosophers of history.  He is, of course, best known for "Leviathan", and its political theory of the absolute authority of the sovereign ruler.What Richard Tuck does well in this book is to locate Hobbes within a larger philosophical context which explores in intricate detail Hobbes's biography.  Attention is given to Hobbes's metaphysics, a point often overlooked in introductory remarks on Hobbes's theory.  All in all this makes the book very informative.The drawback here is that Tuck has written the book with so much thorough attention given to background and context that it feels as though the meat of Hobbes's philosophy gets lost in translation.  Sure, Tuck offers up plenty of reflection on philosophy, but it feels like Hobbes's philosophy isn't the focal point of the book, which makes this read a bit unusual.That said, the good nevertheless outweighs the bad, and I'd recommend this little book to anyone looking to learn more about this important figure.

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    GOOD BUT NOT DEEP
  

*by Y***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2021*

This short introduction serves its purpose for casual readers.  But the deep logic of Hobbes, as evolving over time, is not revealed.  The classical book on Hobbes by Leo Strauss does so much better. Read it after thr short introduction!Professor Yehezkel DrorThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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    An authoritative introduction to the first great English political philosopher
  

*by P***E on Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2007*

The author starts by telling us "Hobbes created English-language philosophy".  Really?  What of Francis Bacon, to whom Hobbes once acted as amanuensis?  Poor Bacon does get a brief, grudging mention later on.  The description in the blurb of Hobbes as "the first great English political philosopher" is probably more accurate.  Certainly he is important, in a broad Western context.  He was central to the transition from medieval to modern thought, and was a strong influence on Rousseau and others.  Tuck is an expert guide (despite his inexplicable slighting of Bacon) and his style is very readable.  This introduction covers Hobbes's life, works and intellectual legacy.  Reliable and informative, it is highly recommended as an introduction to, and summary of, Hobbes's ideas, but to better appreciate the context, you might want to read (dare I say it?) Bacon's Essays first.

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