Hobbes Against Friendship: The Modern Marginalisation of an Ancient Political Concept (1st ed. 2022) (International Political Theory)
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- Synopsis
- This book explores why and how Thomas Hobbes – the 17th century founder of political science -- contributed to the modern marginalisation of ‘friendship’, a concept that stood in the foreground of ancient moral and political thought and that is currently undergoing a revival. The study shows that Hobbes did not question the occurrence of friendship; rather, he rejected friendship as an explanatory and normative principle of peace and cooperation. Hobbes’s stance was influential because it captured the spirit of modernity- its individualism, nominalism, practical scepticism, and materialism. Hobbes’s legacy has a bearing on contemporary debates about civic, international and global friendship.
- Copyright:
- 2022
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- ISBN-13:
- 9783030953157
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783030953140
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 04/01/22
- Copyrighted By:
- The Editor
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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