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The Companion follows the order of Hobbes's own system, working from physics to psychology to politics. His views on psychology, moral philosophy, and political philosophy--traditionally considered the crucial topics of his system--are expertly handled by Bernard Gert, Richard Tuck, and Alan Ryan. Perhaps more gratifying are the essays on less familiar topics: Yves Charles Zarka reveals Hobbes's unexpected commitment to what superficially looks like Aristotelian metaphysics, while Hardy Grant discusses his career in mathematics, a diversion marred by an embarrassing claim to have squared the circle. (Glenn Branch)
Table of Contents
o Introduction by Tom Sorell o A summary biography of Hobbes by Noel Malcolm o Hobbes's scheme of the sciences by Tom Sorell o First philosophy and the foundations of knowledge by Yves Charles Zarka o Hobbes and the method of natural science by Douglas Jesseph o Hobbes and mathematics by Hardy Grant o Hobbes on light and vision by Jan Prins o Hobbes's psychology by Bernard Gert o Hobbes's moral philosophy by Richard Tuck o Hobbes's political philosophy by Alan Ryan o Lofty science and local politics by Johann Sommerville o Hobbes on law by M. M. Goldsmith o History in Hobbes's thought by Luc Borot o Hobbes on rhetoric by Victoria Silver o Hobbes on religion by Patricia Springborg o Bibliography o Supplementary Material
