The Platonian Leviathan

by Leon Harold Craig

Thomas Hobbes's influential political treatise, Leviathan, was first published in 1651. Many scholars have since credited him with a mechanistic outlook towards human nature that established the basis of modern Western political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory. In The Platonian Leviathan, Leon Harold Craig weaves together philosophy, political science, and literature to offer a radical re-interpretation of Hobbes's most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442616008
• ISBN13: 9781442616004
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 716 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher