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Hobbes: On the Citizen (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
Hobbes On the Citizen - Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought Author:Thomas Hobbes 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 wri... more »tten in a clear, straightforward, expository style, offering students a more digestible account of Hobbes' political thought than even Leviathan itself. This new translation is itself a very significant scholarly event.« less