Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679

The elements of law, natural and politic : part I, Human nature, part II, De corpore politico ; with Three lives / Human nature and de corpore politico Thomas Hobbes ; edited with an introduction and notes by J.C.A. Gaskin. - lv, 284 pages ; 19 cm. - Oxford world's classics. . - Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press). .

This work was originally published in 1650 as two separate books, Human nature, and De corpore politico. Human nature contained the first 13 chapters, De Corpore politico contained chapters 14 through 19 of the first work, and chapters 20 through 29. The present edition considers chapters 1 through 19 as part 1, Human nature, and chapters 20 through 29 as part 2, De corpore politico. Included in this work are chapters from Hobbes' De corpore, translations of His Verse life, and Prose life, and an abstract of John Aubrey's Brief life. "First issued as a World's classic paperback 1994"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

019283682X 9780192836823

00267806


Natural law
Political science--Early works to 1800

JC153. / H55 1999

320.011