Metaphysical problems, political solutions : self, state, and nation in Hobbes and Locke /
This book seeks to read the political thought of classic thinkers of the liberal tradition in the context of their metaphysical and theological writings. Sokolowski demonstrates that the political measures offered by political theorists to remedy the state of unrest and instability are intrinsically...
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Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Lexington Books,
c2011.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Politics, metaphysically speaking
- 2. Hobbes: A holistic reading of his politics
- 3. Hobbes: One for all
- 4. Hobbes: Rationality as recurrence
- 5. Locke: Removing the misconceptions
- 6. Locke: The property of continuous identity
- 7. Locke: Heritage and nationality
- 8. A Breakdown of cosmopolitanism.