Three-Text Edition of Thomas Hobbes's Political Theory: \_\_The Elements of Law\_\_, \_\_De Cive\_\_ and \_\_Leviathan\_\_

An exciting English-language edition which for the first time presents Thomas Hobbes's masterpiece Leviathan alongside two earlier works, The Elements of Law and De Cive. By arranging the three texts side by side, Baumgold offers readers an enhanced understanding of Hobbes's political theory and addresses an important need within Hobbes scholarship. The parallel presentation highlights substantive connections between the texts and makes it easy to trace the development of Hobbes's thinking. Readers can follow developments both at the 'micro' level of specific arguments and at the 'macro' level of the overall scope and organization of the theory. The volume also includes parallel presentations of Hobbes's chapter outlines, which serve as a key to the texts and are collected in a précis appendix. Title page 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Editor’s introduction 10 Acknowledgements 23 Note on the texts 24 1 Chapter 1 of The Elements of Law 30 2 Chapter 2 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 1 of Leviathan 32 3 Chapter 3 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 2 of Leviathan 37 4 Chapter 4 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 3 of Leviathan 44 5 Chapter 5 of The Elements of Law / Chapters 4 and 5 (part) of Leviathan 50 6 Chapter 6 of The Elements of Law / Chapters 9, 5 (part) and 7 of Leviathan 64 7 Chapters 7, 9 and 12 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 6 of Leviathan 71 8 Chapter 8 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 10 of Leviathan 90 9 Chapter 10 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 8 of Leviathan 101 10 Chapter 11 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 15 (part) of De Cive / Chapters 11 (part), 12, 34 (part), 33 (part) and 31 (part) of Leviathan 112 11 Chapter 13 of The Elements of Law 151 12 Chapter 14 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 1 of De Cive / Chapter 13 of Leviathan 154 13 Chapter 15 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 2 of De Cive / Chapter 14 of Leviathan 168 14 Chapters 16 and 17 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 3 of De Cive / Chapter 15 of Leviathan 188 15 Chapter 18 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 4 of De Cive 214 16 Chapter 19 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 5 of De Cive / Chapter 17 of Leviathan 223 17 Chapter 20 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 6 of De Cive / Chapter 18 of Leviathan 233 18 Chapters 21 and 24 of The Elements of Law / Chapters 7 and 10 of De Cive / Chapters 19 (part) and 21 (part) of Leviathan 261 19 Chapters 22 and 23 of The Elements of Law / Chapters 8, 9 and 11 of De Cive / Chapters 20, 21 (part) and 19 (part) of Leviathan 303 20 Chapter 27 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 12 of De Cive / Chapter 29 of Leviathan 333 21 Chapter 28 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 13 of De Cive / Chapters 30 and 21 (part) of Leviathan 363 22 Chapter 29 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 14 of De Cive / Chapter 26 of Leviathan 396 23 Chapter 15 (part) of De Cive / Chapter 31 (part) of Leviathan 437 24 Chapter 16 (part) of De Cive / Chapters 35 (part), 40 (part), 42 (part) and 36 (part) of Leviathan 445 25 Chapter 26 of The Elements of Law / Chapters 16 (part) and 17 of De Cive / Chapters 40 (part), 41, 36 (part), 39 and 42 (part) of Leviathan 463 26 Chapter 25 of The Elements of Law / Chapter 18 of De Cive / Chapter 43 of Leviathan 542 Précis Appendix 576 Index 623 "An exciting English-language edition which for the first time presents Thomas Hobbes's masterpiece Leviathan alongside two earlier works, The Elements of Law and De Cive. By arranging the three texts side by side, Baumgold offers readers an enhanced understanding of Hobbes's political theory and addresses an important need within Hobbes scholarship. The parallel presentation highlights substantive connections between the texts and makes it easy to trace the development of Hobbes's thinking. Readers can follow developments both at the 'micro' level of specific arguments and at the 'macro' level of the overall scope and organization of the theory. The volume also includes parallel presentations of Hobbes's chapter outlines, which serve as a key to the texts and are collected in a précis appendix."--Provided by publisher It Is Well Known That Thomas Hobbes Wrote His Political Theory Multiple Times. 'this Little Ms. Treatise [the Elements Of Law: Natural & Politic] Grew To Be His Booke De Cive, And At Last Grew There To Be The So Formidable Leviathan.' The First Work Circulated In Manuscript In 1640; The Second, Latin Version Was Published In 1642 And In A Second Edition In 1647; Leviathan Came Out Four Years Later, With A Latin Edition Following In 1668. In Composing De Cive And Leviathan, Hobbes Drew On The Earlier Text(s), Re-using, Expanding, Re-organizing, And Adding To Material That Had Appeared Previously-- Edited By Deborah Baumgold. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Text In English And Latin. "It is well known that Thomas Hobbes wrote his political theory multiple times. 'This little MS. treatise [The Elements of Law: Natural & Politic] grew to be his Booke De Cive, and at last grew there to be the so formidable LEVIATHAN.' The first work circulated in manuscript in 1640; the second, Latin version was published in 1642 and in a second edition in 1647; Leviathan came out four years later, with a Latin edition following in 1668. In composing De Cive and Leviathan, Hobbes drew on the earlier text(s), re-using, expanding, re-organizing, and adding to material that had appeared previously"-- Provided by publisher Deborah Baumgold's Three-Text Edition of Thomas Hobbes's Political Theory is an indispensable resource for scholars of Thomas Hobbes, arguably the greatest political philosopher to write in English. By arranging the three texts side by side, this volume highlights substantive parallels between the texts and offers readers an enhanced understanding of Hobbes's political theory.