{"product_id":"the-political-philosophy-of-hobbes-its-basis-and-its-genesis-9780226776965","title":"The Political Philosophy of Hobbes: Its Basis and Its Genesis","description":"In this classic analysis, Leo Strauss pinpoints what is original and innovative in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. He argues that Hobbes's ideas arose not from tradition or science but from his own deep knowledge and experience of human nature. Tracing the development of Hobbes's moral doctrine from his early writings to his major work \u003ci\u003eThe Leviathan, \u003c\/i\u003e Strauss explains contradictions in the body of Hobbes's work and discovers startling connections between Hobbes and the thought of Plato, Thucydides, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, and Hegel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1973) was Robert Maynard Hutchins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in political science at the University of Chicago. Among his works published by the University of Chicago Press are \u003ci\u003eThoughts on Machiavelli, The City and Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNatural Right and History\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460059762962,"sku":"9780226776965","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5a0511a3-201a-4ce5-91f1-51fb94c72e4f.jpg?v=1730024546","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-political-philosophy-of-hobbes-its-basis-and-its-genesis-9780226776965","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}