Supporting Philosophy, Theology,
Please note that as of the 1st of August 2011 the Subject Centre for PRS entered a 5 month transition phase prior to its closure on the 31st of December 2011. Most pages on this website are no longer being updated, apart from resources from the last academic year's activities.
Starting with Hobbes
This book, written by George MacDonald Ross, director of the Subject Centre, provides an accessible introduction to one of the most important and influential philosophers of the seventeenth century. It covers the full range of his ideas, including his theories on:
- Political philosophy
- Knowledge, language and reality
- Mathematics
- Psychology
- Religion
The book places Hobbes firmly in his historical context, with discussions of his relations to contemporary thinkers such as Galileo and Descartes and of his influence on later thinkers such as Spinoza and Leibniz.
'Starting with Hobbes' is published by Continuum International Publishing Group.
