Leviathan- Between the Wars: Hobbes' Impact on Early Twentieth Century Political Philosophy (11) (Rechtsphilosophische Hefte Beitrage Zur Rechtswissenschaft, Philosophie Und Politik)

ISBN 10: 3631512392 ISBN 13: 9783631512395

Verlag: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissen, 2005

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The symbol of the Leviathan came to the forefront in political theory, as the structure and the ideological justification of the state underwent radical change in at least three European countries from the early 1920s to the 1940s. Thus, the terrifying image of Leviathan has sometimes given rise to a surprising historiography of twentieth-century totalitarian states, tracing them back to the origins of modern political thought, as if there were a direct line of descent from Hobbes to Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin, or, worse still, as if Hobbes's 'Leviathan '(1651) were an exact anticipation of twentieth-century political catastrophes. The differing interpretations of Hobbes proposed by Strauss, Tönnies, Schmitt, Vialatoux, Capitant, Pareto, Collingwood, and Oakeshott, are here interpreted in the perspective of the interwar transformation of Europe. The contributors, who are German, British and French political philosophers, analyse the conditions which have made possible conflicting readings of Hobbes's political philosophy, and explain why they sometimes don't do justice to 'Leviathan.'

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Biografía del autor:

The Editors: Luc Foisneau is a Senior research fellow at the French national centre for scientific research (CNRS, Maison française, Oxford).
Jean-Christophe Merle is Professor at the University of Tours (France).
Tom Sorell is Professor at Essex University (UK).

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• Verlag: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissen
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 3631512392
• ISBN 13: 9783631512395
• Einband: Rústica
• Anzahl der Seiten: 172
• Herausgeber: Foisneau Luc, Merle Jean-Christophe