Hobbes and Modern Political Thought

Zarka’s book is the culmination of years of reflection by one of the most important Hobbes scholars working in France today … On account of the acumen with which the author identifies the philosophical stakes of Hobbes’ project, the clarity with which he elaborates Hobbesian concepts, and the complexity and originality of the readings advanced along the way, Hobbes and Modern Political Thought is worthy of careful study by students of Hobbes or anyone interested in the origins of modern political philosophy. -- Meghan Robison, Montclair State University * Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal *
One of the great virtues of Yves Charles Zarka's book is its consistent attention to these dimensions of writing, which allow him to thread a variety of issues in Hobbes's political thought together into a narrative running from the problems that Hobbes was called to solve to the ways in which he constructed his elaborate solutions and, thereby, shaped modern political thought … Zarka's commentary deserves to be read widely by Hobbes scholars and those interested in the history of modern political thought. -- Ioannis D. Evrigenis, Tufts University * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
Hobbes and Modern Political Thought brings the work of Yves Charles Zarka – one of the most important interpreters of Hobbes – to Anglophone readers, perhaps for the first time. Zarka’s long-standing engagement with Hobbes shows how to read Hobbes's philosophical. This text, admirably translated, will enrich the English discussion of Hobbes’s philosophy. -- Richard A. Lee, Jr, DePaul University
Hobbes and Modern Political Thought brings the work of Yves Charles Zarka – one of the most important interpreters of Hobbes – to Anglophone readers, perhaps for the first time. Zarka’s long-standing engagement with Hobbes shows how to read Hobbes's philosophical works. This text, admirably translated, will enrich the English discussion of Hobbes’s philosophy. -- Richard A. Lee, Jr, Professor of Philosophy, DePaul University