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Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Polity Press
Auteur(s)
Bernard Gert
Hobbes
Reeks: Classic Thinkers
Bernard Gert
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€17,99
Thomas
Hobbes
was
the
first
great
English
political
philosopher.
His
work
excited
intense
controversy
among
his
contemporaries
and
continues
to
do
so
in
our
own
time.
In
this
masterly
introduction
to
his
work,
Bernard
Gert
provides
the
first
account
of
Hobbes’s
political
and
moral
philosophy
that
makes
it
clear
why
he
is
regarded
as
one
of
the
best
philosophers
of
all
time
in
both
of
these
fields.
In
a
succinct
and
engaging
analysis
the
book
illustrates
that
the
commonly
accepted
view
of
Hobbes
as
holding
psychological
egoism
is
not
only
incompatible
with
his
account
of
human
nature
but
is
also
incompatible
with
the
moral
and
political
theories
that
he
puts
forward.
It
also
explains
why
Hobbes’s
contemporaries
did
not
accept
his
explicit
claim
to
be
providing
a
natural
law
account
of
morality.Gert
shows
that
for
Hobbes,
civil
society
is
established
by
a
free-gift
of
their
right
of
nature
by
the
citizens;
it
does
not
involve
a
mutual
contract
between
citizens
and
sovereign.
As
injustice
involves
breaking
a
contract,
the
sovereign
cannot
be
unjust;
however,
the
sovereign
can
be
guilty
of
ingratitude,
which
is
immoral.
This
distinction
between
injustice
and
immorality
is
part
of
a
sophisticated
and
nuanced
political
theory
that
is
in
stark
contrast
to
the
reading
often
incorrectly
attributed
to
Hobbes
that
“might
makes
right”.
It
illustrates
how
Hobbes’s
goal
of
avoiding
civil
war
provides
the
key
to
understanding
his
moral
and
political
philosophy.Hobbes:
Prince
of
Peace
is
likely
to
become
the
classic
introduction
to
the
work
of
Thomas
Hobbes
and
will
be
a
valuable
resource
for
scholars
and
students
seeking
to
understand
the
importance
and
relevance
of
his
work today.
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