Major Works
Leviathan, or the Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil (1651)
- Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668. Edited by Edwin Curley. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1994.The Leviathan is Hobbes’s masterwork, published in 1651. It contains four parts: “Of Man,” “Of Commonwealth,” “Of a Christian Commonwealth,” and “Of the Kingdom of Darkness.” “Of Man” connects… More“Thomas Hobbes”
- Berns, Lawrence. "Thomas Hobbes." In History of Political Philosophy, edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey, 396–420. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987.Lawrence Berns’ essay on Thomas Hobbes, featured in History of Political Philosophy (3rd ed.), offers a comprehensive analysis of Hobbes’s political theories. Berns examines Hobbes’s views on human nature, the state of nature, and the… MoreHobbes: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Tuck
- Tuck, Richard. Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.Richard Tuck’s Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction offers a concise yet profound exploration of Thomas Hobbes’s philosophy, challenging common misconceptions about his work. Often caricatured as a pessimistic atheist advocating for totalitarian rule,… MoreHobbes
- Bernard Gert (Polity, 2010)A book-length study of Hobbes’ political and moral teaching that resists the psychological egoism often attributed to Hobbes by emphasizing the distinction between justice and morality in his political theory.
Other Works
Leviathan, or the Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil (1651)
- Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668. Edited by Edwin Curley. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1994.The Leviathan is Hobbes’s masterwork, published in 1651. It contains four parts: “Of Man,” “Of Commonwealth,” “Of a Christian Commonwealth,” and “Of the Kingdom of Darkness.” “Of Man” connects… More“Thomas Hobbes”
- Berns, Lawrence. "Thomas Hobbes." In History of Political Philosophy, edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey, 396–420. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987.Lawrence Berns’ essay on Thomas Hobbes, featured in History of Political Philosophy (3rd ed.), offers a comprehensive analysis of Hobbes’s political theories. Berns examines Hobbes’s views on human nature, the state of nature, and the… MoreHobbes: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Tuck
- Tuck, Richard. Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.Richard Tuck’s Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction offers a concise yet profound exploration of Thomas Hobbes’s philosophy, challenging common misconceptions about his work. Often caricatured as a pessimistic atheist advocating for totalitarian rule,… MoreHobbes
- Bernard Gert (Polity, 2010)A book-length study of Hobbes’ political and moral teaching that resists the psychological egoism often attributed to Hobbes by emphasizing the distinction between justice and morality in his political theory.
Commentary
Leviathan, or the Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil (1651)
- Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668. Edited by Edwin Curley. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1994.The Leviathan is Hobbes’s masterwork, published in 1651. It contains four parts: “Of Man,” “Of Commonwealth,” “Of a Christian Commonwealth,” and “Of the Kingdom of Darkness.” “Of Man” connects… More“Thomas Hobbes”
- Berns, Lawrence. "Thomas Hobbes." In History of Political Philosophy, edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey, 396–420. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987.Lawrence Berns’ essay on Thomas Hobbes, featured in History of Political Philosophy (3rd ed.), offers a comprehensive analysis of Hobbes’s political theories. Berns examines Hobbes’s views on human nature, the state of nature, and the… MoreHobbes: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Tuck
- Tuck, Richard. Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.Richard Tuck’s Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction offers a concise yet profound exploration of Thomas Hobbes’s philosophy, challenging common misconceptions about his work. Often caricatured as a pessimistic atheist advocating for totalitarian rule,… MoreHobbes
- Bernard Gert (Polity, 2010)A book-length study of Hobbes’ political and moral teaching that resists the psychological egoism often attributed to Hobbes by emphasizing the distinction between justice and morality in his political theory.
Multimedia
Leviathan, or the Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil (1651)
- Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668. Edited by Edwin Curley. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1994.The Leviathan is Hobbes’s masterwork, published in 1651. It contains four parts: “Of Man,” “Of Commonwealth,” “Of a Christian Commonwealth,” and “Of the Kingdom of Darkness.” “Of Man” connects… More“Thomas Hobbes”
- Berns, Lawrence. "Thomas Hobbes." In History of Political Philosophy, edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey, 396–420. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987.Lawrence Berns’ essay on Thomas Hobbes, featured in History of Political Philosophy (3rd ed.), offers a comprehensive analysis of Hobbes’s political theories. Berns examines Hobbes’s views on human nature, the state of nature, and the… MoreHobbes: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Tuck
- Tuck, Richard. Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.Richard Tuck’s Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction offers a concise yet profound exploration of Thomas Hobbes’s philosophy, challenging common misconceptions about his work. Often caricatured as a pessimistic atheist advocating for totalitarian rule,… MoreHobbes
- Bernard Gert (Polity, 2010)A book-length study of Hobbes’ political and moral teaching that resists the psychological egoism often attributed to Hobbes by emphasizing the distinction between justice and morality in his political theory.
Teaching
Leviathan, or the Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil (1651)
- Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668. Edited by Edwin Curley. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1994.The Leviathan is Hobbes’s masterwork, published in 1651. It contains four parts: “Of Man,” “Of Commonwealth,” “Of a Christian Commonwealth,” and “Of the Kingdom of Darkness.” “Of Man” connects… More“Thomas Hobbes”
- Berns, Lawrence. "Thomas Hobbes." In History of Political Philosophy, edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey, 396–420. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987.Lawrence Berns’ essay on Thomas Hobbes, featured in History of Political Philosophy (3rd ed.), offers a comprehensive analysis of Hobbes’s political theories. Berns examines Hobbes’s views on human nature, the state of nature, and the… MoreHobbes: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Tuck
- Tuck, Richard. Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.Richard Tuck’s Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction offers a concise yet profound exploration of Thomas Hobbes’s philosophy, challenging common misconceptions about his work. Often caricatured as a pessimistic atheist advocating for totalitarian rule,… MoreHobbes
- Bernard Gert (Polity, 2010)A book-length study of Hobbes’ political and moral teaching that resists the psychological egoism often attributed to Hobbes by emphasizing the distinction between justice and morality in his political theory.