Hobbes Against Friendship

The Modern Marginalisation of an Ancient Political Concept
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-95317-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 241 g

Reihe: International Political Theory

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.  

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Slomp, Gabriella

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Hobbes and Friendship.- Chapter 2: In Search of the Hobbesian Friend.- Chapter 3: Friend as Ally.- Chapter 4: Friend as Partner.- Chapter 5: Friend as Another Self.- Chapter 6: The State as Artificial Friend.- Chapter 7. Friendship After Hobbes.

Über Autor(innen)

Gabriella Slomp is Professor of International Political Theory, University of St Andrews, UK. Former editor of Hobbes Studies, she is the author of Thomas Hobbes and the Political Philosophy of Glory (2000); editor of Thomas Hobbes (2008);  co-editor (with R. Prokhovnik) of  International Political Theory after Hobbes (2011).