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A study of Thomas Hobbes on civil association. The themes Oakeshott stresses in his interpretation of Hobbes, according to Paul Franco's introduction, are scepticism about the role of reason in politics, allegiance to the morality of individuality as opposed to any sort of collectivism, and the principal of a noninstrumental, nonpurposive method mode of political assocation, namely, civil association. The volume consists of Oakeshott's four principal essays on Hobbes and on the nature of civil association as civil association pertains to ordered liberty. The essays are: Introduction to 'Leviathan' (1946); The Moral Life in the Writings of Thomas Hobbes (1960); Dr Leo Strauss on Hobbes (1937); and 'Leviathan' - A Myth (1947). The foreword remarks the place of these essays within Oakeshott's entire corpus.
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This new collection presents Michael Oakeshott's four principal essays on Hobbes and the nature of civil association as it pertains to ordered liberty. The foreword by Paul Franco remarks the place of these essays within Oakeshott's entire corpus. The essays are "Introduction to Leviathan" (1946) "The Moral Life in the Writings of Thomas Hobbes" (1960) "Dr. Leo Strauss on Hobbes" (1937) "Leviathan: A Myth" (1947)
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Of Michael Oakeshott and his interest in Thomas Hobbes, Professor Paul Franco has written, "The themes Oakeshott stresses in his interpretation of Hobbes are...scepticism about the role of reason in politics, allegiance to the morality of individuality as opposed to any sort of collectivism, and the principle of a noninstrumental, nonpurposive mode of political association, namely, civil association.". Of Hobbes's Leviathan, Oakeshott has written, "Leviathan is the greatest, perhaps the sole, masterpiece of political philosophy written in the English language.". Hobbes on Civil Association consists of Oakeshott's four principal essays on Hobbes and on the nature of civil association as civil association pertains to ordered liberty.
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- PublisherWiley–Blackwell
- Publication date1975
- ISBN 10 0631159207
- ISBN 13 9780631159209
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages154
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