Hobbes and Modern Political Thought

Hobbes and Modern Political Thought
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 278
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ISBN-10 : 9781474401203
ISBN-13 : 1474401201
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Hobbes and Modern Political Thought by : Zarka Yves Charles Zarka

Yves Charles Zarka shows you how Hobbes established the framework for modern political thought. Discover the origin of liberalism in the Hobbesian theory of negative liberty; that Hobbesian interest and contract are essential to contemporary discussions of the comportment of economic actors; and how state sovereignty returns anew in the form of the servility of the state. At the same time, Zarka controversially argues against received readings claiming that Hobbes is a thinker of a state monopoly on legitimate violence.

Hobbes's Kingdom of Light

Hobbes's Kingdom of Light
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 9780226553061
ISBN-13 : 022655306X
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Hobbes's Kingdom of Light by : Devin Stauffer

Was Hobbes the first great architect of modern political philosophy? Highly critical of the classical tradition in philosophy, particularly Aristotle, Hobbes thought that he had established a new science of morality and politics. Devin Stauffer here delves into Hobbes’s critique of the classical tradition, making this oft-neglected aspect of the philosopher’s thought the basis of a new, comprehensive interpretation of his political philosophy. In Hobbes’s Kingdom of Light, Stauffer argues that Hobbes was engaged in a struggle on multiple fronts against forces, both philosophic and religious, that he thought had long distorted philosophy and destroyed the prospects of a lasting peace in politics. By exploring the twists and turns of Hobbes’s arguments, not only in his famous Leviathan but throughout his corpus, Stauffer uncovers the details of Hobbes’s critique of an older outlook, rooted in classical philosophy and Christian theology, and reveals the complexity of Hobbes’s war against the “Kingdom of Darkness.” He also describes the key features of the new outlook—the “Kingdom of Light”—that Hobbes sought to put in its place. Hobbes’s venture helped to prepare the way for the later emergence of modern liberalism and modern secularism. Hobbes’s Kingdom of Light is a wide-ranging and ambitious exploration of Hobbes’s thought.

Hobbes and the Making of Modern Political Thought

Hobbes and the Making of Modern Political Thought
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 217
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ISBN-10 : 9781441195562
ISBN-13 : 1441195564
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Hobbes and the Making of Modern Political Thought by : Gordon Hull

Hobbes and the Making of Modern Political Thought considers what it is that makes the study of Hobbes so compelling. Gordon Hull reads Hobbes as the first 'modern' political philosopher. In Hobbes we find the combination of an anomalous and anachronistic view of geometry and a radical, almost post-modern understanding of language. After situation Hobbes against the late scholastic and Machiavellian traditions against which he wrote, the book studies Hobbes's neglected writings on mathematics and language. That analysis then motivates a rereading of his famous pronouncements about the state of nature and the absolutist state that is supposed to be its remedy. The book concludes by showing the relevance of Hobbes to contemporary debates around the radically democratic potential of the 'multitude'. Hobbesian thought is the opposition point in these debates; what emerges here is that Hobbes is very much still with us. As a theorist who is interested in managing and channelling the productive energies of the population, Hobbes emerges as the first theorist of what we now call biopolitics.

Interpreting Hobbes's Political Philosophy

Interpreting Hobbes's Political Philosophy
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9781108246521
ISBN-13 : 1108246524
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Interpreting Hobbes's Political Philosophy by : S. A. Lloyd

The essays in this volume provide a state-of-the-art overview of the central elements of Hobbes's political philosophy and the ways in which they can be interpreted. The volume's contributors offer their own interpretations of Hobbes's philosophical method, his materialism, his psychological theory and moral theory, and his views on benevolence, law and civil liberties, religion, and women. Hobbes's ideas of authorization and representation, his use of the 'state of nature', and his reply to the unjust 'Foole' are also critically analyzed. The essays will help readers to orient themselves in the complex scholarly literature while also offering groundbreaking arguments and innovative interpretations. The volume as a whole will facilitate new insights into Hobbes's political theory, enabling readers to consider key elements of his thought from multiple perspectives and to select and combine them to form their own interpretations of his political philosophy.

Modern Political Thought

Modern Political Thought
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Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Total Pages : 964
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ISBN-10 : 0872203417
ISBN-13 : 9780872203419
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Modern Political Thought by : David Wootton

Presents unabridged works and substantive abridgments in preeminent translations, along with balanced, lucid, sophisticated introductions. This book includes a wide and balanced selection of many of the more important texts of modern political thought. To its great credit, it provides pertinent excerpts from frequently neglected authors, such as Calvin and Hume, which it nicely juxtaposes appear to be good, and the introductions to each section help to situate the writers in their historical and intellectual context and to alert students to some of the central issues that arise in the texts. This book offers an economical and useful approach to modern political thought.

Hobbes and the Making of Modern Political Thought

Hobbes and the Making of Modern Political Thought
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 9781441173195
ISBN-13 : 1441173196
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Hobbes and the Making of Modern Political Thought by : Gordon Hull

Hobbes and the Making of Modern Political Thought considers what it is that makes the study of Hobbes so compelling. Gordon Hull reads Hobbes as the first 'modern' political philosopher. In Hobbes we find the combination of an anomalous and anachronistic view of geometry and a radical, almost post-modern understanding of language. After situation Hobbes against the late scholastic and Machiavellian traditions against which he wrote, the book studies Hobbes's neglected writings on mathematics and language. That analysis then motivates a rereading of his famous pronouncements about the state of nature and the absolutist state that is supposed to be its remedy. The book concludes by showing the relevance of Hobbes to contemporary debates around the radically democratic potential of the 'multitude'. Hobbesian thought is the opposition point in these debates; what emerges here is that Hobbes is very much still with us. As a theorist who is interested in managing and channelling the productive energies of the population, Hobbes emerges as the first theorist of what we now call biopolitics.

A History of Modern Political Thought

A History of Modern Political Thought
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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages : 624
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ISBN-10 : 1557861471
ISBN-13 : 9781557861474
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Modern Political Thought by : Iain Hampsher-Monk

Iain Hampsher-Monk’s lucid and accessible history of modern political thought is the introduction which many have been waiting for, providing a thorough guide to the ideas and writings of major political thinkers from Hobbes to Marx (including a full account of The Federalist papers). The author’s aim throughout is to incorporate the benefits of modern scholarship of the historical school, with its emphasis on historical and political circumstances as a key to meaning. Recognizing that for most students time will not allow detailed study of the historical and political contexts of particular works, Hampsher-Monk provides here the background necessary for the reader to situate the writings of key thinkers in relation to wider currents in intellectual and political history. A History of Modern Political Thought will meet the needs of both general readers and students of political theory and philosophy. It is an indispensable secondary source which aims to situate, explain, and provoke thought about the major works of political theory likely to be encountered by students of modern political thought.

Secular Powers

Secular Powers
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 251
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ISBN-10 : 9780226081328
ISBN-13 : 022608132X
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Secular Powers by : Julie E. Cooper

Secularism is usually thought to contain the project of self-deification, in which humans attack God’s authority in order to take his place, freed from all constraints. Julie E. Cooper overturns this conception through an incisive analysis of the early modern justifications for secular politics. While she agrees that secularism is a means of empowerment, she argues that we have misunderstood the sources of secular empowerment and the kinds of strength to which it aspires. Contemporary understandings of secularism, Cooper contends, have been shaped by a limited understanding of it as a shift from vulnerability to power. But the works of the foundational thinkers of secularism tell a different story. Analyzing the writings of Hobbes, Spinoza, and Rousseau at the moment of secularity’s inception, she shows that all three understood that acknowledging one’s limitations was a condition of successful self-rule. And while all three invited humans to collectively build and sustain a political world, their invitations did not amount to self-deification. Cooper establishes that secular politics as originally conceived does not require a choice between power and vulnerability. Rather, it challenges us—today as then—to reconcile them both as essential components of our humanity.

Modern Political Theory from Hobbes to Marx

Modern Political Theory from Hobbes to Marx
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 9781136095085
ISBN-13 : 113609508X
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Modern Political Theory from Hobbes to Marx by : Jack Lively

This anthology offers students a carefully edited selection of the most influential and enduring interpretations of key political theorists. There are sections on Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Bentham, Mill and Marx. Each section includes classic articles by leading critics, a substantial introduction by the editors, and a guide to further reading. A general introduction to the volume as a whole is also provided. This is an up-to-date and extensive guide to the key issues at stake in the interpretative debate, and it provides an invaluable text for students and teachers of modern political thought.

Rethinking The Foundations of Modern Political Thought

Rethinking The Foundations of Modern Political Thought
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 27
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ISBN-10 : 9781139459976
ISBN-13 : 113945997X
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Rethinking The Foundations of Modern Political Thought by : Annabel Brett

Quentin Skinner's classic study The Foundations of Modern Political Thought was first published by Cambridge in 1978. This was the first of a series of outstanding publications that have changed forever the way the history of political thought is taught and practised. Rethinking the Foundations of Modern Political Thought looks afresh at the impact of the original work, asks why it still matters, and considers a number of significant agendas that it still inspires. A very distinguished international team of contributors has been assembled, including John Pocock, Richard Tuck and David Armitage, and the result is an unusually powerful and cohesive contribution to the history of ideas, of interest to large numbers of students of early modern history and political thought. In conclusion, Skinner replies to each chapter and presents his own thoughts on the latest trends and the future direction of the history of political thought.