Hobbes Against Friendship : The Modern Marginalisation of an Ancient Political Concept Hardback
by Gabriella Slomp
Part of the International Political Theory series
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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.
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- Pages:168 pages, 1 Illustrations, black and white; X, 168 p. 1 illus.
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:01/04/2022
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- ISBN:9783030953140
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:168 pages, 1 Illustrations, black and white; X, 168 p. 1 illus.
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:01/04/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9783030953140
