Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Cham |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Number of pages | 168 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030953157 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030953140 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2022 |
Publication series
Name | International political theory |
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ISSN (Print) | 2662-6039 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2662-6047 |
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Gabriella Slomp FRSA
- School of International Relations - Emeritus Professor
- St Andrews Centre for the Receptions of Antiquity
- Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research
Person: Emeritus Professor