S. A. Lloyd proposes a radically new interpretation of Hobbes's Leviathan that shows transcendent interests--interests that override the fear of death--to be crucial to both Hobbes's analysis of social disorder and his proposed remedy to it. Most previous commentators in the analytic philosophical tradition have argued that Hobbes thought that credible threats of physical force could be sufficient to deter people from political insurrection. Professor Lloyd convincingly shows that because Hobbes took the transcendence of religious and moral interests seriously, he never believed that mere physical force could ensure social order. Lloyd's interpretation demonstrates the ineliminability of that half of Leviathan devoted to religion, and attributes to Hobbes a much more plausible conception of human nature than the narrow psychological egoism traditionally attributed to Hobbes.
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"...refreshingly original...a brilliant reading of Hobbes, rigorously argued and tightly written. It deserves to revolutionize the study of Hobbes' political theory." International Studies in Philosophy
"For those who want to understand what Hobbes's political theory is, this will be the book to consult." Alan Donagan, California Institute of Technology
"The Hobbes scholarship is admirable, the writing is clear, and the quality of argument is uniformly high. Most importantly, Lloyd presents a genuinely original interpretation of Hobbes and meticulously constructs a very plausible argument in support of that interpretation." Greg Kavka, University of California, Irvine
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"...this is a brilliant reading of Hobbes, rigorously argued and tightly written. It deserves to revolutionize the study of Hobbes' political theory." International Studies in Philosophy
"For those who want to understand what Hobbes's political theory is, this will be the book to consult." Alan Donagan, California Institute of Technology
"The Hobbes scholarship is admirable, the writing is clear, and the quality of argument is uniformly high. Most importantly, Lloyd presents a genuinely original interpretation of Hobbes and meticulously constructs a very plausible argument in support of that interpretation." Greg Kavka, University of California, Irvine
"A rich and powerful book with an extremely intriguing thesis." Choice
"...this is a brilliant reading of Hobbes, rigorously argued and tightly written. It deserves to revolutionize the study of Hobbes' political theory." International Studies in Philosophy
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S. A. Lloyd proposes a radically new interpretation of Hobbes's Leviathan that shows transcendent interests - interests that override the fear of death - to be crucial to both Hobbes's analysis of social disorder and his proposed remedy to it.
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narrowly prudential reason, transcendent religious interests, standard philosophical interpretation, exemption from obedience, resolutive analysis, effective social order, disruptive doctrines, religious authority dictates, narrow prudence, disruptive beliefs, transcendent interests, disruptive interests, personal relativist, effective political authority, appropriate religious authority, standard interpreters, effective commonwealth, competing religious factions, personal relativism, unaided natural reason, civil sovereign, other legitimate authorities, preemptive aggression, practical liberty, special prudence Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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narrowly prudential reason, transcendent religious interests, standard philosophical interpretation, exemption from obedience, resolutive analysis, effective social order, disruptive doctrines, religious authority dictates, narrow prudence, disruptive beliefs, transcendent interests, disruptive interests, personal relativist, effective political authority, appropriate religious authority, standard interpreters, effective commonwealth, competing religious factions, personal relativism, unaided natural reason, civil sovereign, other legitimate authorities, preemptive aggression, practical liberty, special prudence Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Hobbesian Moral and Political Theory (Studies in Moral, Political, & Legal Philosophy) by Gregory S. Kavka on 8 pages
- The Rhetoric of Leviathan by David Johnston on 6 pages
- The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law Series) by H. L. A. Hart in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Thomas Hobbes (Key Texts) by Alfred Edward Taylor in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Political Philosophy: Six Essays. by Leo. Strauss in Back Matter
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- The Power of the Passive Self in English Literature, 1640-1770 by Scott Paul Gordon in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Thomas Hobbes (British History in Perspective) by A. P. Martinich in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Cambridge Companion to Hobbes (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) by Tom Sorell on page 241, and page 377
- The British Moralists and the Internal 'Ought': 1640-1740 by Stephen Darwall on page 59
- Women Writers and the Early Modern British Political Tradition by Hilda L. Smith on page 212
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