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Limits of Reason in Hobbes's Commonwealth.

The Limits of Reason in Hobbes's Commonwealth explores Hobbes's attempt to construct a political philosophy of enduring peace on the foundation of the rational individual. Hobbes's rational individual, motivated by self-preservation, obeys the laws of the commonwealth and thus is conc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krom, Michael P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Continuum International Pub., 2011.
Colección:Continuum studies in political philosophy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Editions and Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 From Sense to Reason, a Genetic Account; Chapter 2 Reasoning to the Body Politic; Chapter 3 Reasoning in the Body Politic; Chapter 4 Dominated by the Passions, Irrationality and the Prideful Individual; Chapter 5 The Moralization of Pride; Chapter 6 Taming Curiosity, the Commonwealth's Philosopher; Chapter 7 The Desire for Divinity, Spiritual Pride in the Commonwealth; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index.