Behemoth or the Long Parliament Paperback - 1990

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Behemoth, or The Long Parliament is essential to any reader interested in the historical context of the thought of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). In De Cive (1642) and Leviathan (1651), the great political philosopher had developed an analytical framework for discussing sedition, rebellion, and the breakdown of authority. Behemoth, completed around 1668 and not published until after Hobbe's death, represents the systematic application of this framework to the English Civil War.

In his insightful and substantial Introduction, Stephen Holmes examines the major themes and implications of Behemoth in Hobbes's system of thought. Holmes notes that a fresh consideration of Behemoth dispels persistent misreadings of Hobbes, including the idea that man is motivated solely by a desire for self-preservation. Behemoth, which is cast as a series of dialogues between a teacher and his pupil, locates the principal cause of the Civil War less in economic interests than in the stubborn irrationality of key actors. It also shows more vividly than any of Hobbe's other works the importance of religion in his theories of human nature and behavior.

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Title Behemoth or the Long Parliament
Author Thomas Hobbes
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Pages 212
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
Publication date 1990-08-15
ISBN 9780226345444 / 0226345440
Weight 0.71 lbs (0.32 kg)
Dimensions 8.51 x 5.58 x 0.6 in (21.62 x 14.17 x 1.52 cm)
Themes
- Cultural Region: British
Category History - General History
Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - History - Puritan, Great Britain - Politics and government -
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 90010875
Dewey Decimal Code 941.06

About the author

Stephen Holmes, a professor of political science and law at the University of Chicago, is the author of Benjamin Constant and the Making of Modern Liberalism.

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