Metaphysical problems, political solutions : self, state, and nation in Hobbes and Locke / Asaf Z. Sokolowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sokolowski, Asaf, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Individualism.

Identity (Psychology).

Individuality.

Autonomy (Psychology).

Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.

Hobbes, Thomas.

Locke, John, 1632-1704.

Locke, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book seeks to read the political thought of classic thinkers of the liberal tradition in the context of their metaphysical and theological writings. Sokolowski demonstrates that the political measures offered by political theorists to remedy the state of unrest and instability are intrinsically connected to their metaphysical conception of order, the self, and the interaction between the two.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Politics, Metaphysically Speaking; 2 Hobbes: A Holistic Reading of His Politics; 3 Hobbes: One for All; 4 Hobbes: Rationality as Recurrence; 5 Locke: Removing the Misconceptions; 6 Locke: The Property of Continuous Identity; 7 Locke: Heritage and Nationality; 8 A Breakdown of Cosmopolitanism; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-31228-4

1-283-08463-5

9786613084637

0-7391-4817-6

OCLC:

719383461