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Hobbes Against Friendship

The Modern Marginalisation of an Ancient Political Concept

Gabriella Slomp author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:2nd Apr '23

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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.  

ISBN: 9783030953171

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168 pages

1st ed. 2022