Thucydides, Hobbes, and the Interpretation of Realism

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Thucydides, Hobbes, and the Interpretation of Realism is written by Laurie M. Johnson and published by Cornell University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1501747819 (ISBN 10) and 9781501747816 (ISBN 13).

This original book has been consistently cited by scholars of international relations who explore the roots of realism in Thucydides's history and the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. While acknowledging that neither thinker fits perfectly within the confines of international relations realism, Laurie M. Johnson proposes Hobbes's philosophy is more closely aligned with it than Thucydides's.