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" Thomas Hobbes : "
Richard E. Flathman.
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BL
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948582
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b702952
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| Main Entry
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Flathman, Richard E.
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Thomas Hobbes : : skepticism, individuality, and chastened politics /\ Richard E. Flathman.
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New ed.
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Lanham, MD :: Rowman & Littlefield,, ©2002.
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| Series Statement
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Modernity and Political Thought Series : vol. 2
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xxvi, 184 pages ;; 22 cm.
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0742521486
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: 0742521494
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: 0803940815
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: 9780742521483
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: 9780742521490
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: 9780803940819
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| Notes
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New preface and introduction (verso t.p.).
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Originally published in 1993 by Sage Publications, Inc. (verso t.p.).
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-1790) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Of Making and Unmaking -- 2. O God, Matter, and Mind -- 3. Of Language, Reason, and Science -- 4.Of Prudence and Morality: The Right and the Laws of Nature -- 5. Of Prudence and Morality: Desires, Ends, and Character -- 6. Of Liberty, Authority, and Power -- 7. Of Liberty, Politics, and Political Education -- 8. Of Individuality and Democracy.
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In his unconventional reading of the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, Flathman (political science, Johns Hopkins U.) suggests a liberal reading of Hobbes that is skeptical of ethical and metaphysical arguments that claim to know God or God's moral requirements. This leads to a view that the preferred political order is one in which disagreement and disturbance are to be privileged over an imposed homogeneity or uniformity. The foregoing suggests that we cannot do well without government, but we should chasten our expectations for government to provide the conditions necessary for the pursuit of our individual happiness. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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Hobbes, Thomas,1588-1679-- Contributions in political science.
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Hobbes, Thomas,1588-1679.
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Hobbes, Thomas,1588-1679
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Political science.
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| Dewey Classification
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320.01
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JC153.H66F53 2002
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