Download or read book Thucydides, Hobbes, and the Interpretation of Realism written by Laurie M. Johnson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.