Sovereignty as a Vocation in Hobbes's Leviathan New foundations, Statecraft, and Virtue
This book argues that the fundamental foundation of Hobbes's political philosophy in <cite>Leviathan</cite> is wise, generous, loving, sincere, just, and valiant-in sum, magnanimous-statecraft, whereby sovereigns aim to realize natural justice, manifest as eminent and other-regardin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam University Press
2023, 2023
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| Summary: | This book argues that the fundamental foundation of Hobbes's political philosophy in <cite>Leviathan</cite> is wise, generous, loving, sincere, just, and valiant-in sum, magnanimous-statecraft, whereby sovereigns aim to realize natural justice, manifest as eminent and other-regarding virtue. It proposes that concerns over the virtues of the natural person bearing the office of the sovereign suffuse Hobbes's political philosophy, defining both his theory of new foundations and his critiques of law and obligation. These aspects of Hobbes's thought are new to <cite>Leviathan</cite>, as they respond to limitations in his early works in political theory, Elements and <cite>De Cive</cite>-limitations made apparent by the civil wars and the regicide of Charles I. Though new, this book argues that they tap into ancient political and philosophical ideas, foremostly the variously celebrated, mystified, and maligned figure of the orator founder |
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| Item Description: | "Amsterdam University Press". - New Foundations, Statecraft, and Virtue in Hobbes's Leviathan: Sovereignty as a Vocation One: Introduction Two: Leviathan against the Borough Corporation Three: Rhetorical Action and Constitutive Politics Four: Rhetorical Action in Leviathan Five: New Foundation in Leviathan Six: Law and Natural Justice Seven: Obligation, Resistance, and Sovereign Virtue Bibliography Index |
| Physical Description: | 318 pages |