Hobbes on law / edited by Claire Finkelstein.

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Publication details:

Aldershot, Hampshire : Ashgate Publishing, 2005.

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Record id:

59636

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Author:

Finkelstein, Claire Oakes.

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Series:

Philosophers and law.

Subject:

Hobbes, Thomas, -- 1588-1679.

Law -- Philosophy.

Contents:

Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VII. Hobbes' legal theory

Hobbes on natural law and natural right

Hobbes on equity

Hobbes on contract

Hobbes on punishment and compensation

Part VI. Hobbes on self-defence, revolution and the duty to obey the law

Hobbes on international law.

Summary:

In his philosophical work, Thomas Hobbes developed a sustained and detailed approach to law and legal questions. This book contains a collection of the best recent philosophical writings on Hobbes's views on law.

Note:

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780754621782

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Phys. description:

xix, 583 p. ; 25 cm