Thomas Hobbes and political thought in Ireland, c.1660-c.1730: the Leviathan released

Thomas Hobbes and Political Thought in Ireland, c.1660-1730 is a history of political thought in Ireland, told from the perspective of the reception in that country of Thomas Hobbes, the English philosopher. Unlike Hobbes, political thought in Ireland has received little attention from historians: i...

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1. Verfasser: Ward, Matthew ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press 2024
Schriftenreihe:Oxford Historical Monographs
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Zusammenfassung:Thomas Hobbes and Political Thought in Ireland, c.1660-1730 is a history of political thought in Ireland, told from the perspective of the reception in that country of Thomas Hobbes, the English philosopher. Unlike Hobbes, political thought in Ireland has received little attention from historians: it is sometimes assumed that there is not much of a subject to study. The reception of Hobbes in Ireland forces us to challenge this assumption. The key figures in the reception of Hobbes in Ireland in this period- Sir William Petty, John Vesey, and Edward Synge- were of different generations and political contexts. All three, however, engaged with aspects and implications of Hobbes's concept of sovereignty, to which they more sympathetic than their English contemporaries, to intervene in Irish politics. They prompt us to consider the geography of the discourse of sovereignty in the British world, not only in those days, but also in these
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Beschreibung:viii, 294 Seiten 22 cm
ISBN:9780198904120

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