A.P. Martinich, Roy Allison Vaughan Centennial Professor Emeritus in Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin

A. P. Martinich received his Ph. D. from the University of California at San Diego in 1973. He specialized in the philosophy of language and the history of political philosophy, especially 17th century English philosophy. He was Vaughan Centennial Professor in Philosophy from 1999 until his retirement in 2020. He was also Professor of History and of Government. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Journal of the History of Philosophy from 1983 until 2018 and vice-president of the Board from 1996 until 2018. For many years, he has been a member of the advisory board of several journals or professional organizations such as, Comparative Philosophy (2009- ), Hobbes Studies (2013- ) and the European Hobbes Society (2015- ). He is currently emeritus professor of philosophy. His books and articles have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Slovak, and Turkish. He has lectured internationally for decades, especially in the People's Republic of China.

"Ruth Boeker's book presents a very solid and very original discussion of Locke's theses, as well as a reassessment of the debate they have generated...The analytical orientation of the work, hardly surprising for such a subject, allows a clarification of the theses and the debates, according to a rigorous perspective, without being neither too dry nor too arduous." - Eric Marquer, Archives de philosophie

"Without developing a new interpretation of the philosophy of Hobbes, the work offers an interesting synthesis of the research of an eminent specialist, through a thoughtful or reflective practice." - Éric Marquer, Archives de philosophie

"Martinich succeeds in decisively shifting the burden of argument to advocates of deflationary or subversive interpretations of Hobbes'sengagement with religion. General readers looking to situate Hobbes's political philosophy historically should find Martinich's Hobbes more plausible than atheistic interpreters', but also more interesting because Martinich's Hobbes can speak to religious motivations today. For Hobbes specialists, cover to cover study of Martinich's book is essential." - S. A. Lloyd, University of Southern California, Journal of the History of Philosophy

"It is impossible in a short review to do justice to this varied and interesting collection" - Jeffrey Collins, The Review of Politics