title: Hobbes: Leviathan: Revised student edition (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
author: Thomas Hobbes
description: Hobbes' Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Richard Tuck's edition has been recognized as the single most accurate and authoritative text since its publication. This revised edition includes a much-amplified and expanded introduction.
zlib_text: Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to
  Hobbes and Leviathan
  Hobbes is one of the most important figures in the history of ideas and political thought 
  and his book Leviathan is widely recognised as one of the greatest works of political 
  philosophy. 
  In this new book Glen Newey offers a balanced guide to this key text that explores 
  both its historical and philosophical aspects. The author introduces: 
  • the relevance of Hobbes’s ideas to modern political thought 
  • the major interpretations of Leviathan
  • Hobbes’s life and the background of the Leviathan
  The Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Hobbes and Leviathan is the ideal introduction 
  for students who wish to understand more about this important philosopher and this 
  classic work of philosophy. 
  Glen Newey is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of 
  Keele.
  
  ROUTLEDGE PHILOSOPHY 
  GUIDEBOOKS
  Edited by Tim Crane and Jonathan Wolff,  
  University College London 
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