{"product_id":"images-of-anarchy-the-rhetoric-and-science-in-hobbess-state-of-nature-paperback-9781316608005","title":"Images of Anarchy; The Rhetoric and Science in Hobbes's State of Nature (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316608005","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eImages of Anarchy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rhetoric and Science in Hobbes's State of Nature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the development of the natural condition of mankind throughout Hobbes's works and traces its origins in his sources of inspiration.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIoannis D. Evrigenis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316608005, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 April 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 14 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 1.9 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… bold, illuminating, and [a] scrupulously documented book … this is a serious, erudite, and comprehensive book that tackles the puzzles of Hobbes's political theory with sensitivity and originality. It will repay careful study not only by Hobbes scholars but all those interested in rhetoric, early modern political thought, and the reception of antiquity in the seventeenth century.' Richard Boyd, The Review of Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHobbes's concept of the natural condition of mankind became an inescapable point of reference for subsequent political thought, shaping the theories of emulators and critics alike, and has had a profound impact on our understanding of human nature, anarchy, and international relations. Yet, despite Hobbes's insistence on precision, the state of nature is an elusive concept. Has it ever existed and, if so, for whom? Hobbes offered several answers to these questions, which taken together reveal a consistent strategy aimed at providing his readers with a possible, probable, and memorable account of the consequences of disobedience. This book examines the development of this powerful image throughout Hobbes's works, and traces its origins in his sources of inspiration. The resulting trajectory of the state of nature illuminates the ways in which Hobbes employed a rhetoric of science and a science of rhetoric in his relentless pursuit of peace.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e Part I. A Græcian: 1. Politic historiography\u003cbr\u003e 2. Winning belief in the hearer\u003cbr\u003e Part II. A Devotion to Peace: 3. Unobjectionable foundations: the elements of law, natural and politic\u003cbr\u003e 4. The birth of civil philosophy: De Cive\u003cbr\u003e 5. Reason of state: Leviathan\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Images 'Historical or Fabulous': 6. Lapse and relapse, or, the first rebellion\u003cbr\u003e 7. Another scripture\u003cbr\u003e 8. America\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. A Science of Rhetoric: 9. All things to all people\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political control \u0026amp; freedoms [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political control \u0026amp; freedoms\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20control%20\u0026amp;%20freedoms%20%5BJPV%5D%22\"\u003eJPV\u003c\/a\u003e], Political ideologies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political ideologies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20ideologies%20%5BJPF%5D%22\"\u003eJPF\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Media studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Media studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Media%20studies%20%5BJFD%5D%22\"\u003eJFD\u003c\/a\u003e], Cultural studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Cultural studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Cultural%20studies%20%5BJFC%5D%22\"\u003eJFC\u003c\/a\u003e], Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004950401304,"sku":"9781316608005","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316608005i_5043bebd-f720-4691-9f7b-dc0d9df7de03.jpg?v=1696682847","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/images-of-anarchy-the-rhetoric-and-science-in-hobbess-state-of-nature-paperback-9781316608005","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}