Hobbes and Modern Political Thought |
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| Author:
| Zarka, Yves Charles
Griffith, James |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4744-3346-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2018 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Discover how Hobbes established the framework for modern political thought: liberalism originates in the Hobbesian theory of negative liberty; Hobbesian interest and contract are essential to contemporary discussions of the comportment of economic actors; and state sovereignty returns anew in the servility of the state.
Discover how Hobbes established the framework for modern political thought: liberalism originates in the Hobbesian theory of negative liberty; Hobbesian interest and contract are essential to contemporary discussions of the comportment of economic actors; and state sovereignty returns anew in the servility of the state.