Behemoth or the Long Parliament

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0226345440 ISBN13: 9780226345444 Release Date: August 1990 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Length: 212 Pages Weight: 0.50 lbs. Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5" Behemoth, or The Long Parliament is essential to any reader interested in the historical context of the thought of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). In De Cive (1642) and Leviathan (1651), the great political philosopher had developed an analytical framework for discussing sedition, rebellion, and the breakdown of authority. Behemoth, completed around 1668 and not published until after Hobbe's death, represents the systematic application of this framework to the English Civil War. In his insightful and substantial Introduction, Stephen Holmes examines the major themes and implications of Behemoth in Hobbes's system of thought. Holmes notes that a fresh consideration of Behemoth dispels persistent misreadings of Hobbes, including the idea that man is motivated solely b