Made with Words: Hobbes on Language, Mind, and Politics

Princeton: Princeton University Press (2009)
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He has an astonishing range, and in this book he expands it still further. More than a mere introduction, Made with Words offers a coherent and well-argued picture of most of the main components of Hobbes's wide-ranging philosophy.

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9780691143255   0691143250   9781400828227   0691129290

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10.1515/9781400828227

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Contents.  (pages vii-viii)Philip Pettit
Introduction.  (pages 1-8)Philip Pettit
1. Chapter one. Mind in nature.  (pages 9-23)Philip Pettit
1. Mind in Nature.  (pages 9-23)
2. Chapter two. Minds with words.  (pages 24-41)Philip Pettit
2. Minds with Words.  (pages 24-41)
3. Chapter three. Using words to ratiocinate.  (pages 42-54)Philip Pettit
3. Using Words to Ratiocinate.  (pages 42-54)
4. Chapter four. Using words to personate.  (pages 55-69)Philip Pettit
4. Using Words to Personate.  (pages 55-69)
5. Chapter five. Using words to incorporate.  (pages 70-83)Philip Pettit
5. Using Words to Incorporate.  (pages 70-83)
6. Chapter six. Words and the warping of appetite.  (pages 84-97)Philip Pettit
6. Words and the Warping of Appetite.  (pages 84-97)
7. Chapter seven. The state of second, worded nature.  (pages 98-114)Philip Pettit
7. The State of Second, Worded Nature.  (pages 98-114)
8. Chapter eight. The commonwealth of ordered words.  (pages 115-140)Philip Pettit
8. The Commonwealth of Ordered Words.  (pages 115-140)
Summary.  (pages 141-154)Philip Pettit
Notes.  (pages 155-168)Philip Pettit
References.  (pages 169-176)Philip Pettit
Index.  (pages 177-183)Philip Pettit

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