Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation

Auteur(s) : Martinich, Aloysius Patrick (1946-....)  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : Hobbes's political philosophy [Texte imprimé] : interpretation and interpretations / A. P. Martinich,...

Publication : New York (N. Y.) : Oxford University press, copyright 2021

Description matérielle : 1 vol. (292 p.) : illustrations ; 25 cm

Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [273]-286. Notes bibliogr. Index
Thomas Hobbes, the greatest English political philosopher, argued that human beings needed government in order to save their lives from being "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." They form governments by making a contract with each other to support a sovereign, to whom they give their right of governing themselves. In other words, government is artificial and not natural to human beings. Hobbes's arguments are formidable, but often unacceptable. For example, few people believe Hobbes's claim that the authority of their government is unlimited. Government needs to be limited in some way, such as a system of checks and balances, to prevent tyranny. Identifying exactly where Hobbes went wrong is difficult, but also illuminates the truth about government. "Hobbes's political philosophy : interpretation and interpretations" aims to clarify Hobbes's positions by examining what Hobbes considered a science of politics, a set of timeless truths grounded in definitions. A. P. Martinich explains this science of politics, examining Hobbes's views on the laws of nature, authorization and representation, sovereignty by acquisition, and others. He argues that in addition to the timeless science, Hobbes had two timebound projects. The first was to eliminate the apparent conflict between the new science of Copernicus and Galileo and traditional Christian doctrine by distinguishing science from religion and understanding Christianity as essentially belief in the literal meaning of the Bible. The second was to show that Christianity is not politically destabilizing by appealing to biblical teachings such as "Servants, obey your masters," and "All authority comes from God." In examining Hobbes's views on political philosophy, Martinich gives a comprehensive overview of Hobbes's historical context and puts his arguments in dialogue with other interpretations of Hobbes's philosophy, drawing on the work of scholars such as Jeffrey Collins, Edwin Curley, John Deigh, and Quentin Skinner. This new interpretation of Hobbes's work will be of interest to philosophers interested in the history of philosophy as well as those interested in political philosophy, theology, and moral philosophy

Sujet(s) : Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1679) -- Critique et interprétation  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Philosophie politique -- 17e siècle  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Indice(s) Dewey :  320.01 (23e éd.) = Science politique - Philosophie et théorie  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780197531716 (rel.). - ISBN 0197531717 (rel.)
EAN 9780197531716

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