Sovereignty as a Vocation in Hobbes's Leviathan New foundations, Statecraft, and Virtue

This book is about virtue and statecraft in Thomas Hobbes's <cite>Leviathan</cite>. Its overarching argument is that the fundamental foundation of Hobbes's political philosophy in <cite>Leviathan</cite> is wise, generous, loving, sincere, just, and valiant-in sum, m...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hoye, Matthew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press
Temas:
Social and political philosophy.
Political science and theory.
PHILOSOPHY / Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General.
History of ideas.
Social and Political Sciences
SPS
History
HIS
Philosophy
PHIL
Politics and Government
POL & GOV
Sociology and Social History
SOC & HIS
Hobbes, Leviathan, Virtue, Rhetoric, Sovereignty
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book is about virtue and statecraft in Thomas Hobbes's <cite>Leviathan</cite>. Its overarching argument is that the fundamental foundation of Hobbes's political philosophy in <cite>Leviathan</cite> is wise, generous, loving, sincere, just, and valiant-in sum, magnanimous-statecraft, whereby sovereigns aim to realize natural justice, manifest as eminent and other-regarding virtue. I propose that concerns over the virtues of the natural person bearing the office of the sovereign suffuse Hobbes's political philosophy, defining both his theory of new foundations and his critiques of law and obligation. These aspects of Hobbes's thought are new to Leviathan, as they respond to limitations in his early works in political theory, Elements and <cite>De Cive</cite>-limitations made apparent by the civil wars and the regicide of Charles I. Though new, I argue that they tap into ancient political and philosophical ideas, foremostly the variously celebrated, mystified, and maligned figure of the orator founder.
Notas:"Amsterdam University Press"
New Foundations, Statecraft, and Virtue in Hobbes's Leviathan: Sovereignty as a Vocation One: Introduction Two: Leviathan against the Borough Corporation Three: Rhetorical Action and Constitutive Politics Four: Rhetorical Action in Leviathan Five: New Foundation in Leviathan Six: Law and Natural Justice Seven: Obligation, Resistance, and Sovereign Virtue Bibliography Index
Descripción Física:1 online resource (332 pages)
ISBN:9048557925
9789048557929

Ejemplares similares