Hobbes on Resistance: Defying the Leviathan

Susanne Sreedhar

ISBN 10: 0521197244 / ISBN 13: 9780521197243

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK/New York, 2010

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cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., tiny wrinkle to one corner-tip of one board, negligible impact. clean. no text or exterior markings. no real bumps. no tears, clips, creases. tight binding.; the author added a signed gift inscription to a philosopher and colleague - who is mentioned in the acknowledgments - , in pen on the front free endpaper.; vii-183pp., thomas hobbes and the right of self-defense. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 21093

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hobbes on Resistance: Defying the Leviathan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK/New York

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine Plus

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine Plus

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

Hobbes's political theory has traditionally been taken to be an endorsement of state power and a prescription for unconditional obedience to the sovereign's will. In this book, Susanne Sreedhar develops a novel interpretation of Hobbes's theory of political obligation and explores important cases where Hobbes claims that subjects have a right to disobey and resist state power, even when their lives are not directly threatened. Drawing attention to this broader set of rights, her comprehensive analysis of Hobbes's account of political disobedience reveals a unified and coherent theory of resistance that has previously gone unnoticed and undefended. Her book will appeal to all who are interested in the nature and limits of political authority, the right of self-defense, the right of revolution, and the modern origins of these issues.

About the Author:

Susanne Sreedhar is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. Her main research area is the history of political thought, especially in the early modern period, and her work has been published in Political Theory. This is her first book.