Download or read book Great Political Thinkers written by Quentin Skinner and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains studies of four of the most influential political theorists in the Western tradition: Machiavelli, whose name is a byword for duplicity, Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, Mill, liberal thinker and champion of individual liberty, and Marx, whose legacy has affected the lives of millions.