Liberty Rationality And Agency In Hobbes's Leviathan

David van Mill

ISBN 10: 0791450368 / ISBN 13: 9780791450369

Published by State Univ of New York Pr, Herndon, Virginia, U.S.A., 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Liberty Rationality And Agency In Hobbes's Leviathan
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr, Herndon, Virginia, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791450368
• ISBN 13: 9780791450369
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Political Theory
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

A new interpretation of the theory of Hobbes.

Marking a significant departure from most scholarship on Hobbes, this book offers new interpretations of his theories of freedom, agency, rationality, morality, psychology, and politics. Hobbes's arguments concerning many different aspects of civil society and human psychology are brought together to provide a comprehensive theory of agency. Hobbes's theory of freedom is demonstrated to be considerably more complicated than previously thought, revealing a concern with both "internal" and "external" conditions of action. On close examination Hobbes can be seen to move beyond his limited definition of negative liberty and to champion autonomous rational action. Throughout, the book evaluates the relevance of this reformulation for contemporary debates in political philosophy.

About the Author

David van Mill is Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Western Australia.