Liberty, Rationality, and Agency in Hobbes's Leviathan
Language: English
Published by State University of New York Press, Albany, NY, 2001
- First Edition
- Softcover
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253pp. , xii. '1' in number line. Notes, pp. 217-239; Bibliography, pp.241-247; Index, pp. 249-253. Glossy dark blue wraps with upper half front cover light gray for title lettering in dark blue; author name in small white letters over dark blue at lower right front cover. HINT of bending (proto-creases--NO linear creases) at top front and rear cover corners, may have occurred in book manufacture, rather than in use of book. Book appears UNREAD,virtually As New: Tight binding, sharp corners, no rubbing wear, no previous owner names. Clean text.
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- Title
- Liberty, Rationality, and Agency in Hobbes's Leviathan
- Author
- David Van Mill
- Publisher
- State University of New York Press, Albany, NY
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0791450368
- ISBN 13
- 9780791450369
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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.
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