This major study of Hobbes's political philosophy draws on recent developments in game and decision theory to explore whether the thrust of the argument in Leviathan, that it is in the interests of the people to create a ruler with absolute power, can be shown to be cogent. Professor Hampton has written a book of vital importance to political philosophers, political and social scientists, and intellectual historians.
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"Hampton's ingenious argument...is the besst that has yet been advanced to explain how Hobbesian persons could institute a sovereign." David Gauthier, Philosophy and Public Affairs
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Hobbes in Leviathan argued for a form of government in which subjects submit to the rule of an absolute sovereign through a "social contract" between the ruler and the ruled. This new and comprehensive analysis of the argument draws on recent developments in game and decision theory to test its validity.
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This is one of the best books on Hobbes's political theory. Hampton is a clear author, and she does a fine job explaining both Hobbes's argument favoring a strong sovereign and where his argument falls short. A particular strength of this book is that she gives Hobbes a sympathetic reading but pulls no punches. The aim of the book is to take his most valuable ideas and to rework them to create a new and stronger social-contract theory.
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A valuable study of Hobbes's political philosophy,
This review is from: Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition (Paperback)
Excellent. A close study and rational reconstruction of Hobbes's political philosophy, employing concepts from game theory. In a very interesting final chapter, Hampton analyzes the structure and rationale of social contract theories in general. Highly recommended.
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David Gauthier, Soveraign Power, Treatise of Human Nature, Bishop Bramhall, Robert Filmer, Second Treatise, Civill Law, Keep Renege Keep, Philip Hunton, Samuel Pufendorf, Two Treatises of Government, David Lewis, Free Rider Problems, Gregory Kavka, Joe the Desperado, Los Angeles, American Restatement of Agency, Bernard Gert, Captain Kirk, Christopher Hill, David Hume, Genghis Khan, George Lawson, Leviathan Hobbes, United States New!
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David Gauthier, Soveraign Power, Treatise of Human Nature, Bishop Bramhall, Robert Filmer, Second Treatise, Civill Law, Keep Renege Keep, Philip Hunton, Samuel Pufendorf, Two Treatises of Government, David Lewis, Free Rider Problems, Gregory Kavka, Joe the Desperado, Los Angeles, American Restatement of Agency, Bernard Gert, Captain Kirk, Christopher Hill, David Hume, Genghis Khan, George Lawson, Leviathan Hobbes, United States New!
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