LEVIATHAN Contemporary Responses to the Political Theory of THomas Hopes ited and troduced by G. A.J. Rogers rele Universieg setes tor Andrew Pyle Univesity of pritl 7 THOEMMES PRESS(© Thoemmes Press 1995 Published in 1995 by ‘Thoemmes Press| 1 Great George Set Beitl BSI SRR England ISBN Papers 185506 406 5 Cloths 185506 4073 Leviathan Contemporary Responses to the Political Theory of Thomas Hobbes Key ses No.5 British Library Cataloging in Publication Data [A catalogue record ofthis tile i available "rom the Betish Libary serge pnp ny icemaker met acne ities we Pred in Great Bin by Antony Rome Li, Chipenam CONTENTS INTRODUCTION by G.A.] Rogers. . vi 1. OBSERVATIONS ON MR HOBBES'S LEVIATHAN bby Robert Filmer. 2. AN EXAMINATION OF THE POLITICAL PART ‘OF MR. HOBBS HIS LEVIATHAN by George Lawson... see IS 3. THE CATCHING OF LEVIATHAN, OR THE GREAT WHALE ‘by John Bramball......0.0ccseceseseeeeveneee IS 4, ASURVEY OF MR HOBBES HIS LEVIATHAN bby Edward, Earl of Clarendon...» 180 “The reviws reprinted inthis book have been taken from original copies and the diferent grammatical and stylistic arrangement of ‘each has been preservedINTRODUCTION Pethaps no work of philosophy has ever generated such a strong reaction a8 did Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan in the decades after is publication in 1651. The response was s0 Widespread and s0 sustained that it would be very difficalt ro five an accurate number to the works of criticism ~ for they ‘vere overwhelmingly critical ~ that appeared in the next fifty years alone." Since its recognition as a classic ~ which took ome time to achieve and was certainly not before the end of the century = that critciam has mellowed. But Hobbes claims temain both contentious and rewarding and continue to generate an enormous amount of literature, not least through the modem scholaly editions of his many works. This collection brings together some of those early reactions, now "SI Mic in hit The Hast of Lent Cambie Universi row Comb, 1962) na Append ove 100 a Hbbes works ‘rine eps 1650 snd 1900, But many ae omnes nclng some of ‘Rose emimed inthe volume, and ns be tepeded a yee mprcenine 2 Ofthe hero mon important ar (i) he Clarendon Edin ofthe Works of Thomas Hoes which caret inde the Enhsh and Latin eons 1 De Con, edd by Howard Warender (Onford, 1983) snl The Conepondnce of Tomer Hotes, ried by Nee! Malem ino sume (Ontord, 194) andthe Fench edgon oh works pubis ‘yn sda he decon of Yves Carin Zark of whch ofa the ‘Bhowing have appre Béh mor, eed by Lac Boro Par, 1990), ‘Dialog der Carmen Lay eed by Lose Pale Carve (ant, Tp Des Lee wt de Nd sed by Franch Lee (Pant, 1593), dre et futon eed by Franch Leaay (Pant) 1993) Inport cee ideal so of Laven we te ech en ‘wtsinredscton, ado t aes de Panos Tce, (Eons ey. Fars, 1971) sth ra Pench aan of Lathan, nde tone tne vac rods by Hobbes he Lain eon of 166 hat of Reheat Tene Hay hai Towa cs (Cambige Unie Re Came, 1991; nd tat eed oy ‘Edwin Curley iach Indanape 1994) wha indades import ‘tana fom te Ustnedton of 66, The andard ein of bbe ‘res remain The Ena Works of Thomas Hobbes, eed by Wika Mleworhy eleven volumes, (London, 1839-45, epimed Reale! ‘Toemmer ess London, 983) and Opes Late, aso cated by ‘Molenworh (Condo, 1839-45) five volume