The Limits of Reason in Hobbes's Commonwealth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Limits of Reason in Hobbes's Commonwealth write by Michael P. Krom. This book was released on 2011-10-06. The Limits of Reason in Hobbes's Commonwealth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 conceived as the model citizen. Yet Hobbes intimates that there are limits to what such an actor will do for peace, and that the glory-seeker - "too rarely found to be presumed on" - is capable of a generosity that is necessary for political longevity. Michael P. Krom identifies this as a fundamental contradiction in Hobbes's system: he builds the commonwealth on the rational actor, yet acknowledges the need for the irrational glory-seeker. Krom argues that Hobbes's attempt to establish a "king of the proud" fails to overcome the limits of reason and the precariousness of politics. This book synthesizes recent work on Hobbes's understanding of glory and political stability, challenging the view that Hobbes succeeds in incorporating glory-seekers into his political theory and explores the implications of this for contemporary political philosophy after Rawls.
The Limits of Reason in Hobbes's Commonwealth
The Limits of Reason in Hobbes's Commonwealth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Limits of Reason in Hobbes's Commonwealth write by Michael P. Krom. This book was released on 2011-10-06. The Limits of Reason in Hobbes's Commonwealth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 conceived as the model citizen. Yet Hobbes intimates that there are limits to what such an actor will do for peace, and that the glory-seeker - "too rarely found to be presumed on" - is capable of a generosity that is necessary for political longevity. Michael P. Krom identifies this as a fundamental contradiction in Hobbes's system: he builds the commonwealth on the rational actor, yet acknowledges the need for the irrational glory-seeker. Krom argues that Hobbes's attempt to establish a "king of the proud" fails to overcome the limits of reason and the precariousness of politics. This book synthesizes recent work on Hobbes's understanding of glory and political stability, challenging the view that Hobbes succeeds in incorporating glory-seekers into his political theory and explores the implications of this for contemporary political philosophy after Rawls.
Leviathan
Leviathan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Leviathan write by Thomas Hobbes. This book was released on 2012-10-03. Leviathan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Written during a moment in English history when the political and social structures were in flux and open to interpretation, Leviathan played an essential role in the development of the modern world.
Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law
Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law write by Kody W. Cooper. This book was released on 2018-03-30. Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Has Hobbesian moral and political theory been fundamentally misinterpreted by most of his readers? Since the criticism of John Bramhall, Hobbes has generally been regarded as advancing a moral and political theory that is antithetical to classical natural law theory. Kody W. Cooper challenges this traditional interpretation of Hobbes in Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law. Hobbes affirms two essential theses of classical natural law theory: the capacity of practical reason to grasp intelligible goods or reasons for action and the legally binding character of the practical requirements essential to the pursuit of human flourishing. Hobbes’s novel contribution lies principally in his formulation of a thin theory of the good. This book seeks to prove that Hobbes has more in common with the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition of natural law philosophy than has been recognized. According to Cooper, Hobbes affirms a realistic philosophy as well as biblical revelation as the ground of his philosophical-theological anthropology and his moral and civil science. In addition, Cooper contends that Hobbes's thought, although transformative in important ways, also has important structural continuities with the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition of practical reason, theology, social ontology, and law. What emerges from this study is a nuanced assessment of Hobbes’s place in the natural law tradition as a formulator of natural law liberalism. This book will appeal to political theorists and philosophers and be of particular interest to Hobbes scholars and natural law theorists.
Hobbes on Politics and Religion
Hobbes on Politics and Religion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hobbes on Politics and Religion write by Laurens van Apeldoorn. This book was released on 2018. Hobbes on Politics and Religion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Thomas Hobbes is one of the most important figures in the history of political philosophy. Yet a great deal of his political thought was motivated by the need to address distinctively religious problems. This is the first collection of essays dedicated to the complex and rich intersections between Hobbes's political and religious thought.
