The Rethoric of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes and the Politics of Cultural Transformation t

The description for this book, The Rhetoric of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes and the Politics of Cultural Transformation, will be forthcoming.

When Leviathan first appeared in 1651, it was recognized as a work of extraordinary scope, uniting metaphysical, theological, and political arguments into a single distinctive outlook. Contending that modern readers do the book an injustice by neglecting its metaphysical and theological themes, David Johnston supports his claim with a detailed examination of the text as a whole and with a reinterpretation of the genesis of the work.

Roger W. Smith - Perspective

With this lucid, perceptive, and original work, David Johnston . . . moves into the forefront of students of Hobbes.