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Thomas Hobbes : turning point for honor / Laurie M. Johnson Bagby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Laurie M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Honor.
- Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.
- Hobbes, Thomas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (186 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Laurie Johnson Bagby examines the loss of the appreciation for honor in modern Western society through an examination of the political philosophy of English political philosopher Thomas Hobbes. She finds in Hobbes's thought a 'turning point for honor,' in which honor is rejected as too dangerous, and fear and self-interest are put in its place as the chief means of peace and good order.
- Contents:
- What honor meant to Hobbes
- Gentlemen and martyrs
- Fear and self-preservation.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-169) and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-49456-2
- 9786612494567
- 0-7391-3605-4
- OCLC:
- 317495158
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