Overview
- Sheds light on under-studied aspects of Hobbes’s theory
- Highlights the benefits of reintroducing friendship to the foreground of political theorizing
- Looks at development of western political thought and at the rise of the paradigm of rights in the 17th century
Part of the book series: International Political Theory (IPoT)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
This book explores why and how Thomas Hobbes – the 17th century founder of political science -- contributed to the modern marginalisation of ‘friendship’, a concept that stood in the foreground of ancient moral and political thought and that is currently undergoing a revival. The study shows that Hobbes did not question the occurrence of friendship; rather, he rejected friendship as an explanatory and normative principle of peace and cooperation. Hobbes’s stance was influential because it captured the spirit of modernity- its individualism, nominalism, practical scepticism, and materialism. Hobbes’s legacy has a bearing on contemporary debates about civic, international and global friendship.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Gabriella Slomp is Professor of International Political Theory, University of St Andrews, UK. Former editor of Hobbes Studies, she is the author of Thomas Hobbes and the Political Philosophy of Glory (2000); editor of Thomas Hobbes (2008); co-editor (with R. Prokhovnik) of International Political Theory after Hobbes (2011).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hobbes Against Friendship
Book Subtitle: The Modern Marginalisation of an Ancient Political Concept
Authors: Gabriella Slomp
Series Title: International Political Theory
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95315-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95314-0Published: 01 April 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95317-1Published: 02 April 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-95315-7Published: 31 March 2022
Series ISSN: 2662-6039
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6047
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 168
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Political History