Pre-eminent among European political philosophers, Norberto Bobbio has throughout his career turned to the political theory of Thomas Hobbes. Gathered here for the first time are the most important of his essays which together provide both a valuable introduction to Hobbes's thought and a fresh unde[...]
Following the collapse of communism and the decline of Marxism, some commentators have claimed that we have reached the a end of historya and that the distinction between Left and Right can be forgotten. In this book -- which was a tremendous success in Italy -- Norberto Bobbio challenges these vie[...]
This book presents a valuable clarification and defence of human rights by Italya s leading political theorist.[...]
This book by one of Italya s oldest and wisest intellectuals is a philosophical and personal meditation on ageing. The question of old age has preoccupied writers from Cicero to Amery, but in this volume Norberto Bobbio produces an account that is specific to our times. Born in 1909, Bobbio has live[...]
I den uppmärksammade essän vänder sig den italienske filosofen Noberto Bobbio emot de som hävdar att höger och vänster är förlegade begrepp i den politiska debatten. Uppfattningen att de skulle ha spelat ut sin roll bygger enligt Bobbio på en missuppfattning, antingen av vad begreppen står[...]