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present him as a pure moralist who in no sense regarded duty
as equal to self-interest.1118 Hood takes this sort of rehabilita-
tion further still by finding nothing but religious inspiration
in his thought.1119 Watkins very justly finds this absurd and
returns to much of the traditional Hobbes;1120 he is, in a
manner, assisted by McNeilly who confines himself to plod-
ding exegesis.1121 Skinner breaks new ground by proving that
even Hobbes was not an isolated phenomenon but fits his
own time both at home and abroad.1122 It may be suggested
that Hobbes is one case where innovation does not work; the
further from tradition interpretation moves, the less probable
does it seem to be. However, misunderstanding Hobbes is a
game with a long tradition behind it, as books about contem-
porary and later opponents make plain.1123 Locke causes less
furore. Cranston supplies a sober biography, to which may be
added a new edition of some of Locke's diaries.1124 His general
political philosophy has been reviewed no less than three times.
Gough groups it neatly for the student in eight independent
essays;1125 Seliger provides a systematic - much too neatly
systematic - exegesis which discovers liberalism in every

ins Howard Warrener, The Political Philosophy of Hobbes. O: Claren-
don: 1957. Pp. xii, 346. Rev: EHR 73, 492!?.

11 ™ F. C. Hood, The Divine Politics of Thomas Hobbes: an interpretation
of Leviathan. O: Clarendon: 1964. Pp. xii, 263. Rev: HJ 7, 32 iff.

1120 John W. N. Watkins, Hobbes's System of Ideas: a study in the political
significance of philosophical theories. L: Hutchinson: 1965. Pp, 192.
Rev: EHR 81, 830.

1131 F. S. McNeilly, The Anatomy of Leviathan. L: Macraillan: 1968.
Pp. vii, 264.

1122 Quentin Skinner, "The ideological context of Hobbes's political
thought*, HJ 9 (1966), 286-317; 'Thomas Hobbes and his dis-
ciples in France and England', Comparative Studies in Society and
History, 8 (1965 - 6), 153-68-

1133 Samuel H. Mintz, The Hunting of Leviathan. CUP: 1962. Pp. x,
189, Rev: HJ 7, 3218".-John Bowie, Hobbes and his Critics. L:
Cape: 1951. Pp. 215.

ii84 Maurice Cranston, John Locke. L: Longmans: 1957. Pp. xvi, 496.
-John Lough, ed., Locke's Travels in France, 1675, '^ GU?:

1953- ?P- kvi* 309- Rcv: EHR 6& 32of.

lls* J. W. Gough, John Locke's Political Philosophy. O: Oaraidon:
1950. Pp. viii, 204.