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Hobbes Against Friendship: The Modern Marginalisation of an Ancient Political Concept

Hobbes Against Friendship: The Modern Marginalisation of an Ancient Political Concept

Hardcover

Series: International Political Theory

PhilosophyGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 3030953149
ISBN13: 9783030953140
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Apr 1 2022
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

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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