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This is the first book-length study in English of Thomas Hobbes's On the Citizen. It aims to show that On the Citizen is a valuable and distinctive philosophical work in its own right, and not merely a stepping-stone toward the more famous Leviathan. The volume comprises twelve original essays, written by leading Hobbes scholars, which explore the most important themes of the text: Hobbes's accounts of human nature, moral motivation, and political obligation; his theories of property, sovereignty, and the state; and, finally, his ideas on the relation between secular and ecclesiastical authority, and the politics behind his religious ideas. Taken together, the essays bring to light many distinctive aspects of Hobbes's thought that are often concealed by the prevailing focus on Leviathan, making for a richer and more nuanced picture of his moral, legal, and political philosophy.
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Topic
PhilosophySubtopic
Modern PhilosophyTable of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Series information
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Excavating On the Citizen
- Chapter 2 Hobbes and Aristotle on the Foundation of Political Science
- Chapter 3 All the Mind's Pleasure: Glory, Self-Admiration, and Moral Motivation in On the Citizen and Leviathan
- Chapter 4 The Right of Nature and Political Disobedience: Hobbes's Puzzling Thought Experiment
- Chapter 5 Motivation, Reason, and the Good in On the Citizen
- Chapter 6 Property and Despotic Sovereignty
- Chapter 7 Sovereignty and Dominium: The Foundations of Hobbesian Statehood
- Chapter 8 Corporate Persons without Authorization
- Chapter 9 Hobbes on Love and Fear of God
- Chapter 10 ''A Rhapsody of Heresies'': The Scriptural Politics of On the Citizen
- Chapter 11 On the Citizen and Church-State Relations
- Chapter 12 Sovereign-Making and Biblical Covenants in On the Citizen
- Bibliography
- Index
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