Delphi Collected Works of Thomas Hobbes (Illustrated)

<p>The seventeenth century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes is best known for his political philosophy, as revealed in his magnum opus ‘Leviathan’ (1651). Hobbes regarded government primarily as a device for ensuring collective security. He argued that political authority is justified by a hypothetical social contract among the many, giving a sovereign person the responsibility for the safety and well-being of all. Hobbes also contributed to a diverse array of other fields, including history, jurisprudence, geometry, the physics of gases, theology, ethics and general philosophy. However, his enduring contribution was as a political philosopher, who justified wide-ranging government powers on the basis of the self-interested consent of citizens. This comprehensive eBook presents Hobbes’ collected (almost complete) works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)</p><p><br></p><p>* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hobbes’ life and works</p><p>* Concise introductions to the major works </p><p>* Features rare treatises appearing for the first time in digital publishing</p><p>* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts</p><p>* Excellent formatting of the texts</p><p>* Two texts of ‘Leviathan’: the first edition text and Molesworth’s seminal 1839 edition</p><p>* Includes Hobbes’ rare poetry– available in no other collection</p><p>* Features the translations, including the celebrated complete translation of Thucydides</p><p>* Hobbes’ scarce autobiographical work</p><p>* Features two biographies – discover Hobbes’ intriguing life</p><p>* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres</p><p><br></p><p>Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles</p><p><br></p><p>CONTENTS:</p><p><br></p><p>The Books</p><p>Elements of Law, Natural and Politic</p><p>Of Liberty and Necessity</p><p>Answer to Sir William Davenant’s Preface before Gondibert</p><p>De Cive</p><p>Leviathan</p><p>De Corpore</p><p>Six Lessons to the Professor of Mathematics</p><p>Seven Philosophical Problems</p><p>A Dialogue between a Philosopher and a Student of the Common Laws of England</p><p>An Answer to a Book Published by Dr. Bramhall, Late Bishop of Derry</p><p>Three Papers Presented to the Royal Society Against Dr. Wallis</p><p>Ten Dialogues of Natural Philosophy</p><p>An Historical Narration concerning Hersey and the Punishment Thereof</p><p>Behemoth</p><p><br></p><p>The Translations</p><p>Eight Books of the Peloponnesian War</p><p>The Whole Art of Rhetoric</p><p>Translation of Homer’s ‘Iliad’</p><p>Translation of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’</p><p><br></p><p>The Poetry</p><p>De Mirabilis Pecci, Being the Wonders of the Peak in Darby-shire</p><p>The Life of Mr. Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury</p><p>Historia Ecclesiastica Carmine Elegiaco Concinnata</p><p><br></p><p>The Autobiography</p><p>Considerations upon the Reputation, Loyalty, Manners and Religion of Thomas Hobbes of Malmsbury</p><p><br></p><p>The Biographies</p><p>Thomas Hobbes by George Croom Robertson</p><p>Thomas Hobbes by Leslie Stephen</p><p><br></p><p>Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>